LITTLE MONSTERS is a typical fantasy-themed children's comedy flick of the 1980s. It starts off on a good footing, with solid world-building and a typically relaxed and likeable performance from Fred Savage as the smart lead, but once the monsters of the title are introduced it quickly falls apart, descending into lame gags and slapstick which seem to have been written with an infantile mind. If watching actors dressed in garishly-coloured, plastic costumes running around and shouting is your idea of fun, then you might just enjoy it more than I did. It's a pity, as the real-world material is true to life, the '80s vibe is there, and Daniel Stern is reliably decent as Savage's dad. The rest is forgettable.
Review of Little Monsters
