The screenplay earns praise for emotional grounding, character affection, and oddball consistency, but repetition and underdeveloped characters expose weaknesses in the longer format.
Pros: humor, acting performance
Cons: tonal consistency, pacing
Best 2026 Universal Pictures Entertainment for writing quality
The screenplay gives the myth modern themes and structure, though some reviewers object to exposition, contemporary phrasing, or over-explained ideas.
Pros: supporting cast performance, acting performance
Cons: pacing, dialogue quality
The screenplay is imaginative and often funny, but reactions split over its structure: the emotional ideas are strong while the crowded plotting and rushed connective tissue can weaken them.
Pros: animation quality, visual style
Cons: pacing, character development
The screenplay earns credit when it ties gags to a recognizable movie-making goal, but several reviewers note an awkward two-movie structure. Its strongest writing is usually the Hollywood satire, not...
Pros: humor, message quality
Cons: pacing, story quality
The screenplay is the most repeated weakness, criticized for overstuffed ideas, plot holes, exposition, uneven character arcs, and convenient alien technology.
Pros: action sequences, lead performance
Cons: screenplay quality, ending satisfaction
The screenplay is the most persistent craft complaint: predictable turns, shallow thematic follow-through, thin characterization, and missed opportunities keep resurfacing. A minority view finds Dolan’s writing sharper than comparable B-movie...
Pros: lead performance, violence level
Cons: entertainment value, originality
Nathan Elston’s script has intriguing domestic-horror ideas but often neglects character motivation, consistent supernatural rules and sufficient buildup.
Pros: lead performance, visual style
Cons: scares, story quality