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Animated films often venture to reflect the aesthetics of our culture back at us.
That can be a dodgy endeavor: For everyRalph Breaks the Internet, we usually get severalEmoji Moviestyle disasters.
Which makes the cluttered, go-for-broke distract-a-thon ofThe Mitchells vs. the Machinesthat much more impressive.
Here, then, is a picture whose mixed-media cacophony leaves every other movie in the pixelated dust.
Katie, needless to say, is mortified.
Elsewhere, the apocalypse is afoot.
ItsLittle Miss SunshinemeetsI, RobotmeetsThe HostmeetsZombielandmeetsWALL-EmeetsKill Billmeets, well, all the other movies.
This thing could have been insufferable.
Dare I say, this thingshouldbe insufferable.
Alas, its delightful.
Beneath it all, the film has some affection for its attention-deficit universe.
But thats also the nature of art, isnt it?
This provides an intriguing fold to the stylized lunacy onscreen.
