There's a lot of things to like about this movie. The whimsical adventure story with a lot of heart. The charming and quirky sense of humor. The excellent supporting cast of characters, from Rachel House, Rima Te Wiata, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, to Rhys Darby. The awesome lead performance by Julian Denison as the rebellious kid Ricky. Plus the curmudgeon goodness of Sam Neil, as his foster uncle. The location setting of New Zealand is spectacular to look at as well.
If there's one thing that this movie wants to do, is to try and surprise you at every turn on where the story is going, by introducing some clever plot turns and the supporting characters that go with those. A lot of times, it succeeded at that splendidly. There is an air of outrageousness to the premise, so some suspension of disbelief is required. Some would argue that it kinda goes a little aimless and is not as unpredictable as it thinks it is. However, the main element that makes this movie worth watching is that it's just a fun watch through and through.
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