Pretty funny throughout, with little pockets of brilliance every now and then. Corny, yes. But in a totally whimsical and charming way. It's Gondry all the way, you should know what you're getting into by now.

Obviously, the 'sweded' movies are the highlight. But much to my surprise, some of the best jokes of the film aren't in the swedes. The 'camouflage' and the 'hall of mirrors!' killed. Absolutely killed. The plot is pretty much a paint by numbers affair but that's not really the point.

Some really amazing no budget visuals as expected.

Walking out of the theater I overheard several people reminiscing about the crappy movies they used to make as kids. This flick maybe isn't a grand slam but it is funny and it does capture the magic of storytelling and collaborating with friends.