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Blu-ray Review: Teen Comedy ‘Fun Size’ Doesn’t Fit Anyone
Submitted by BrianTT on February 28, 2013 - 10:46am
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Fun Size was released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 19, 2013
Photo credit: Warner Bros.
“Fun Size” stars Victoria Justice, Thomas McDonell, Jane Levy, Thomas Mann, and Chelsea Handler. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 19, 2013.
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CHICAGO – “Fun Size” is such a weird, weird movie. Who was it made for? It bears the Nickelodeon label but also a PG-13 rating and enough suggestive humor that it could never air uncut on the network. Perhaps the clear fact that no one ever figured out its audience is why it never found one, grossing less than any Nick movie to date and opening in 10th place. You may be curious now that it’s on Blu-ray and DVD. Just rent one of the films this work so clearly mimics instead.
 Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
If “Fun Size” was just awful, that would be one thing. There are plenty of horrendous teen-driven comedies. It’s not that bad. There are a number of talented performers here and debut film director Josh Schwartz has done enough great work on TV that he knows how to pace a comedy scene. A bit where the characters get stuck on the crowded strip in their town as their radio is stuck on a very loud Josh Groban is pretty funny but goes on way too long. And nothing in “Fun Size” links together. It feels episodic in ways that the ’80s comedies that it’s mimicking never did. And the jokes that don’t work, REALLY don’t work. Talented young actresses like the good Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and the great Jane Levy (“Suburgatory” and the upcoming “Evil Dead”) will get past this misfire quickly. You should too.
Fun Size was released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 19, 2013
Photo credit: Warner Bros.
Synopsis:
Victoria Justice (Nickelodeon’s Victorious) stars as a whip-smart high school senior whose plans to attend the high school event of the year are spoiled when she gets stuck babysitting her little brother. Just when she thinks it can’t get any worse, he disappears! Now, with the help of three unusual friends, she must find the little troublemaker before her mom discovers that he’s missing. Together, they’re in for a night filled with hilarious adventure and “king-size fun” (Stacy Hinojosa, Alloy/Teen.com) every step of the way.
Special Features:
o The Making Of Fun Size
o Jackson Nicoll - Trouble Sized!
o “This Kiss” Music Video By Carly Rae Jepsen
o Gag Reel
o Deleted Scenes
 | By BRIAN TALLERICO |
