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The Willoughbys
2020 92 min Canada PG 6+
★6.9
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Kris Pearn, Cory Evans, Rob Lodermeier
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Description
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Starring
Will Forte
Actor
Maya Rudolph
Actor
Alessia Cara
Actor
Awards
15 nominations total
Key opinion
The Willoughbys is a visually distinct and energetic animated feature that polarizes audiences with its hyper-stylized aesthetic and dark, offbeat narrative. While some praise its creative subversion of family tropes and sincerity, others find the humor blunt, the character development uneven, and the story reliant on familiar clichés.
| Production | The animation features a vibrant, non-fatiguing, and unique visual style that helps the film stand out from mainstream animated fare. | |
| Theme | The narrative balances complex, sometimes dark, themes regarding neglectful parenting with an optimistic exploration of what constitutes a modern family. | |
| Humor | The humor is divisive; some viewers appreciate its dark, cynical edge and satirical parodies, while others find the jokes blunt, unfunny, or lacking proper balance. | |
| Screenplay | Character development is a point of contention, with critics split between finding the children's shifting emotional states endearing and viewing the overall cast as flat, irritating, or poorly fleshed out. |