Not funny enough for the talent in it. Not interesting enough and well made enough. There are a few laughs but there aren't a lot of noteworthy scenes and it never takes off and just ends. Eddie's laugh is damn annoying. Pryor isn't a great dramatic actor. He always seems to be staring. The dialogue doesn't fit the period and therefore takes you out of it.

The idea of shrinking humans to conserve space and reduce waste and our impact on the environment is interesting but this never seems to reach a climax in its story arc. The romance between Ngoc and Paul didn't seem genuine for me because for nearly all of their time on screen together she is giving him sh**. Decent but nothing more.

Based on the talk and hype around this I expected more. It never reaches a real high point or great climax at all. I've seen a number of Jennifer Lopez movies and I don't see the fuss there either. She has acted well in many other films. It amazed me that they weren't all imprisoned in real life for what they did.

Some of the castings aside, I don't understand the positive reception this has. The plot is thin, little occurs in it, it's predictable, Mercedes Ruehl is one of the most annoying characters that has been put on screen and it mixes comedy and drama but it doesn't do either that well.

I was immersed in this thanks to some of the harrowing scenes, the empathy the movie made me feel towards the portrayed victims and the hatred towards its villains. The final act had a Home Alone feel to it and felt like an easy way to end the film in a way but it was enjoyable nonetheless.