The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Early Man
Family · Comedy · Animation · 2018
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Movie details
Early Man
“Bronze vs. stone - clash of the ages.”
2018 Family · Comedy · Animation 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Early Man?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Nick Park
Written by
James Higginson · Mark Burton · Nick Park
Eddie Redmayne
Dug (voice)
Tom Hiddleston
Lord Nooth (voice)
Maisie Williams
Goona (voice)
Timothy Spall
Chief Bobnar (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Rob Brydon
Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
Kayvan Novak
Dino / Jurgend (voice)
Court is in session
Put Early Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.