Pixels

The script by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling gets relaxed, throwaway laughs, even if it doesn’t always hold together.

Pixels has a few inspired action sequences and a handful of laugh-out-loud moments, but overall the special effects are surprisingly average — and the lazy acting by Adam Sandler, the shameless mugging by Kevin James and the hammy performance by Brian Cox don’t help. Not even Peter Dinklage in a mullet can save the day.

The truly mystifying thing about the movie is how desperately it caters to Gen-X junk nostalgia without bothering to think that maybe those Reagan-era kids have grown up a bit.

Lazy humor and familiar plotting aside, Pixels at least gets a little mileage out of its affection for the 1980s.

The "characters" vary from slightly annoying to unbearable - this is a film in which a viewer can be forgiven for rooting for the old video game icons to annihilate humanity. God help us if the best savior we can muster is Sandler.

Pixels is ultimately a thoroughly numbing experience, not least because all the characters are doomed by a psychological flatness more two-dimensional than any arcade-game screen.

Every joke is lame, every special effect unspecial.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

When Aliens misinterpret footage of classic video games as a declaration of war, they invade Earth using technology inspired by arcade games of 80’s and 90’s. The concept could certainly have been done better, and a number of jokes fall flat, but the sheer absurdity of it all ensured I never found Pixels boring. If you're a video game fan of a certain age it's worth a watch.

In my opinion, this film is a little underrated. The acting wasn't great, but will bring back nostalgia of old video game characters. While this isn't one of Sandler's best films, this movie wasn't terrible. 6/10

Adam Sandler and his friends playing themselves and doing stupid jokes. Another sitty movie like grown ups

Such a sick idea executed in the most boring dumb way. Why is Kevin James president? Guess that perfectly describes politics, but bruh. Yeah this plot was wasted.