Watches
June 23, 2024
Not as bad as the first two films, then again, that bar was set very low. This film is a bit closer to the original cartoon, without live-action elements are failed attempts to make the Smurfs "cool" (which they are not). Instead, it's a more traditional animation with a simple adventure propelling the Smurfs through a mysterious forest.
Smurfette is the only Smurf who hasn't a defining skill. She's a little bummed out, but on one of her trips through the forest, she discovers a new Smurf, who escapes past the wall into the Forbidden Forest. She is hellbent on following him, and with a couple of other Smurfs, she starts her adventure.
The outcome of the film is predictable, the voice acting is annoying and the comedy is iffy, but the animation is somewhat charming and the adventure is at least effective. It's not a great film by any stretch of the animation, but considering the complete failure of the first two, it wasn't as bad as I feared it would be.