Migration (2023) | Movie Review

My review of the latest movie, brought to you by the studio that made The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing....Migration.
Written by Mike White (School of Rock)
Directed by Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy.
Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key.
"A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime."
For more reviews, reactions, and rankings, be sure to subscribe to the channel!
Amazon Affiliate Link: amzn.to/3BUl9E4
Feeling impressive? Become a channel member, and join our super secret, but not actually secret, club! / @impressivetony
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: @impressivetony
Instagram: @impressivetony
MY GEAR:
Main Camera & Lens -
Sony A7IV - amzn.to/3aHIr6a
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 - amzn.to/3jedVFu
Cheaper Camera & Lens -
Sony ZV-E10 - amzn.to/3Rwk0IZ
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 - amzn.to/3B293bb
Key Light -
Aputure Amaran 60d - amzn.to/3fJnTfI
Softbox - Neewer 32inch with Grid - amzn.to/3TdiBI5
RGB Light -
Ivisii G2 - amzn.to/3yOIUvm
Mic -
Shure SM7B - amzn.to/3B1XzW2
Teleprompter -
Desview T3 - amzn.to/3Btj2rn
DISCLAIMER
Most of the product links are Amazon affiliate links and other affiliate programs, where I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Thanks for the support!

[@SirIkeMedia]

There's something about Illumination movies.... like... the humor is off and sometimes predictable, the stories are muddled, and their movies never take time to shut up and relax. The animation is top-notch, but they need to work on the stories and pacing. They need to work on showing and not telling.

[@markanthonyleo1705]

Me, my wife and 3 boys saw it on Christmas. We all loved the movie.

[@ImpressiveTony]

That’s great! I’m glad you all enjoyed it.

[@grboxing2088]

Took my family to watch it and it was just a great time for everyone. I hope illumination does more original movies because they are great

[@dragongamerrylucius]

Short answer: Yes Just watched it tonight with friends and all of us liked it. It was good, fun and wholesome. Gwen's "Please" face was the highlight, along with her whacking others with a shovel.

[@camichan19]

Sup Tony! This is Cami, used to listen to you on the podcast a lot. :) I just saw this with my brother & nephews. It was a fun easy little family film. I loved the camera work during all of the flight scenes and agreed on the music!

[@ImpressiveTony]

Hey Cami! I remember you from my podcasting days. 😊 Thanks for following me here. I’m so glad you all enjoyed the movie!

[@xenophonanthony2791]

Nothing Illumination makes is worth watching.

[@tateharrisnerdboi4281]

Exerpt for mario

[@MisterPaybackX]

Meanie

[@crystalmollfulleda4829]

Can’t wait to watch

[@chad9186]

Past Illumination movies made hints on Mario, when the first Mario game came out, it was in the same cartridge as Duck Hunt and Illumination has the Mario movie and a movie about ducks trying to survive in the same year

[@ImpressiveTony]

Oh! That’s really clever. I didn’t put all that together. 😊

[@M.W.K6996]

This was pretty enjoyable. It wasn't anything special, but it was fun to watch. I'd say that it was...passable in the least. The voice acting and the animation is pretty good, and the story is quite interesting. The characters were also done pretty good, but some weren't really necessary, or were just pointless. Also there were a couple of things that could have made the story much better (in my opinion). For starters, we could have known a bit more of Mack and Pam's backstory - like maybe, they knew each other as ducklings and tried new things; but while Pam became adventurous, Mack became anxious. And it would have been nice to see just a bit more of Kim and her family, like maybe have her family stay at the pond until sunset; it would have really helped built her chemistry with Dax. The designs of the animals were fine, but they could have been a bit more accurate. The designs for the ducks was good enough, but Awkwafina's Chump and Keegan-Michael Key's Delroy definitely could of had better designs - heck, Delroy looked closer to a tucan than a macaw. The designs for the people...definitely could have been better. Heck, the design for the Chef was down right terrible. And while I did like that in this movie the humans didn't really talk, and left it to the animals...there was absolutely no need for a villain in this movie. If anything, they should have just gone with actual predators to go after the mallard family. I'm in no way saying the predators actually have to hunt them down throughout their travels, but there should be some predators that will be no matter where they land. Plus, Danny DeVito's Dan, wasn't anything special or funny - which is sad to say, because...it's Danny DeVito. So, by making the movie a little longer, and getting rid of the villain (and maybe the curmudgeonly uncle), it could have made room for improvements. The humor also could have been better. Some jokes were a swing and a miss, and some were actually quite predictable, but there were times when they got a chuckle out of me - such as Chump's bit of being called "chump", or Gwen's long pleading. By the way, Gwen was the cutest thing in the movie. She was like the perfect balance between annoying and adorable. I even liked how Gwen would exaggerate things, and blurt out whatever she was thinking. And in the end where everyone tried to do her "pleading"...it was terrible. Gwen is the cute one, that bit belongs to her. And I liked the chemistry between Mack and Pam, they really did look like a married couple, as well as parents. I also would have liked to see a bit more of the place where the flock rested or landed in; especially Jamaica - it looked so beautiful. Despite all of that, I honestly wouldn't mind a sequel where the family travel to another exotic place.