Exaggerated expressions, elastic proportions, and reaction shots make slapstick especially vivid, occasionally overshadowing more restrained humor.
Pros: visual style, nostalgia appeal
Cons: continuity
Best Entertainment for physical comedy
The leads’ combat can convey personality and comedy at once, making their physical interplay a particular strength.
Pros: animation quality, faithfulness to source material
Cons: entertainment value, humor
Russell’s screwball body language and manic delivery give the diplomatic negotiations an effective physical comic dimension.
Pros: Family relationships, romance quality
Cons: realism, character screen time
His facial expressions and mime can generate huge laughs, especially in the waking-up and nursing-home material. Some find most of the broader physical business unnecessary.
Pros: aging commentary, self-deprecating comedy
Cons: shock comedy execution, humor