Big Top Pee-wee
I hadn’t seen this is over 30 years. I remembered Big Adventure vividly, but this left no impression beyond “Pee Wee” and “circus”.
And now I see why. It is a movie that exists. It has none of the whimsy of PWBA. It has none of the charm. It makes Pee Wee unsympathetic by cheating on his fiancé AND getting the woman with whom he cheated on her, on top of getting his dream job. The central conflict is flimsy to the point of not existing, and resolved with a nonsensical semi-deus ex machina. And it ends. I mean, the movie just whimpers to a stop.
For kids, it’s harmless. The circus atmosphere is fine enough. Kids will like the humor and the animals and the weird sites. But Big Adventure is still fun to watch as an adult. This is just background noise. Never bad, but never good.
Mini Review: I hadn’t seen this is over 30 years. I remembered Big Adventure vividly, but this left no impression beyond “Pee Wee” and “circus”.
And now I see why. It is a movie that exists. It has none of the whimsy of PWBA. It has none of the charm. It makes Pee Wee unsympathetic by cheating on his fiancé AND getting the woman with whom he cheated on her, on top of getting his dream job. The central conflict is flimsy to the point of not existing, and resolved with a nonsensical semi-deus ex machina....