The end of oak street ✅ 3/5
Well, this was my most anticipated film of the second half of summer and.. it was just ok. I loved Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor’s performances and in many ways it plays out like an 80s/90s Spielberg family adventure film that we used to get a lot of, but it just fell flat for me. If you’re wanting some classic Spielberg, though, this is up your alley.
I really would’ve liked to have gotten more lore and explanation as to what caused the time travel instead of some passing wormhole mention, would’ve liked to have gotten more interaction with the forest and areas outside of the neighborhood, it feels very cramped and contained, some more world building, etc. I’m also not a fan of how it ended because what do you mean you let the alternate you’s get isekai’d while you keep the dad to yourself 😭
Some really tense and fun moments, I think the third act is probably the best, but other than that, it’s an ok film. Probably better if you don’t over analyze it like me, I just wanted more than a couples therapy film. After doing It follows, this is definitely a step back for David Robert Mitchell, but, it was really cool to see a metro Detroit setting and so many Michigan references! Definitely feels like it could fit in the wider cloverfield universe as well, not sure if that’s JJ’s plan or not.
