I tried so hard to like this film - as a massive fan of both the show and Michael J Fox , I was expecting a lot more.
The production made such an effort to film it in a movie format, even though it didn't fit the cast or script. The only actor who seemed to truly fit into the format was Michael. Seeing as "Back to the future" was released the same year, it makes sense that his skill was captured amongst the cast. He, obviously, has had different experiences compared to the others.
Although this may sound stupid : I hated the espionage plot. I would have much preferred a romcom following Mallory and William as the primary plot instead of a side one. That type of laid back storyline suits the skill of the cast, whereas this was pushing them.
Whilst watching, I felt like I was watching sk older movie than I was. I could've been told it was from the 50s and not argued. I'm not sure whether this was purposeful or not, but either way, it was executed poorly.
And so were the overly done British accents.
At some moments, I felt like I was watching a Disney Channel show. They recreated the classic scene where they say the opposite answers over eachother (I'm not too sure that makes sense). Another comment on the same lines is that you could feel it was missing a laugh track. You could almost notice them waiting for it after a one-liner.
On Steven and Elyse, I felt like they were straying from their roles in the sitcom. They didn't act as they normally do and felt like completely different characters. And by the end, so did Alex.
In all honestly, if this wasn't a Family Ties film, or atleast stared Michael, I wouldn't have even considered watching it - let alone continued watching until the end.
I tried so hard to like this film - as a massive fan of both the show and Michael J Fox , I was expecting a lot more.
The production made such an effort to film it in a movie format, even though it didn't fit the cast or script. The only actor who seemed to truly fit into the format was Michael. Seeing as "Back to the future" was released the same year, it makes sense that his skill was captured amongst the cast. He, obviously, has had different experiences compared to the others.
Although this may sound stupid : I hated the espionage plot. I would have much preferred a romcom following Mallory and William as the primary plot instead of a side one. That type of laid back storyline suits the skill of the cast, whereas this was pushing them.
Whilst watching, I felt like I was watching sk older movie than I was. I could've been told it was from the 50s and not argued. I'm not sure whether this was purposeful or not, but either way, it was executed poorly.
And so were the overly done British accents.
At some moments, I felt like I was watching a Disney Channel show. They recreated the classic scene where they say the opposite answers over eachother (I'm not too sure that makes sense). Another comment on the same lines is that you could feel it was missing a laugh track. You could almost notice them waiting for it after a one-liner.
On Steven and Elyse, I felt like they were straying from their roles in the sitcom. They didn't act as they normally do and felt like completely different characters. And by the end, so did Alex.
In all honestly, if this wasn't a Family Ties film, or atleast stared Michael, I wouldn't have even considered watching it - let alone continued watching until the end.
