JOIN USTurbo (3D)
English (U) ¬¬½
Director: David Soren
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Paul
Giamatti, Samuel L Jackson
Dreamworks studio has been more creative this year, bringing in movies like The Croods and Turbo. Turbo is a fresh change from the Madagascar and the Shrek series but it does not hit the note as high as they did.
The movie starts with a beautiful picture of colourful snails feeding on juicy tomatoes and how they get on with their lives. The first half is more interesting, fresh and visually appealing than the second, which brings down the rating quite a bit due to its cliché concept. At no point will you ever wonder how the movie will end.
Living a slow-paced, non-adventurous life in a garden, there’s just one snail who is different from the rest of the guys who “tuck and roll” when threatened by a predator.
Ironic for a snail, Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) is not only brave, he is also obsessed with speed thanks to his penchant for car racing and his role model Guy Gagné.
Guy is a very animated, self-obsessed racer who believes that “no dream is too big and no dreamer too small.” Turbo’s life takes a wild turn when he becomes a part of a freak accident which gives him nitrous oxide powers that no other snail has.
Luckily, he meets a taco man who believes in his ambitions and this takes him places he never thought he would ever be.
The style and swagger of the snails and their expressions are brilliant and human-like — a simple action of even chewing a gum is portrayed beautifully. Attention to detail is something Dreamworks always delivers and this one’s no different.
The snails do have some punch lines and cosy concepts like a warmed taco being used as a blanket makes you feel very good. The general slow pace of snails is cleverly contrasted with hip-hop music which renders them “supercool”.
Nothing spectacular, but it won’t hurt to watch it once.