The End of Oak Street Reviews
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Thomas Joyce disliked
The End of Oak Street
Truly by all accounts an absolutely abhorrent attempt at a blockbuster that I’ve seen for a long, long time.
Even from the opening moments it was clear this was going to be a rocky ride, but I wasn’t expecting it to get WORSE once the dinosaurs turned up. A dreadful script with some of the most inconsistent, exposition-heavy, toe-curlingly cringe pieces of dialogue my ears have been disgraced with. Visually all over the place, at one point trying to be quirky and creative with the next janky cut being the most dull framing you’ve seen. I cannot give an example of a good creative element in this film, other than Michael Giacchino’s score - which even then isn’t fantastic.
I can’t believe the star power of Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor read this script and were like “yeah, that sounds fucking good, sign me up!” - I won’t have it. Even that, McGregor is actually terrible here, the worst I’ve seen him - a simply bad accent, and just all around terrible line deliveries. Hathaway is better, but not by much, and still wildly inconsistent in her portrayal of the character - maybe down to extensive reshoots??
I can’t believe that; A.) this was green-lit, and B.) Warner Bros didn’t decide to do a Batgirl and claim this on insurance. David Robert Mitchell can go straight to director jail, what a talentless idiot…
49d
Datsotfoplorts3on liked
The End of Oak Street
I don’t 100% see why it’s getting mixed reviews. This is a good thrilling movie.
It was basically one big Twilight Zone Movie.
Loved the early 80’s esthetic and wonder of films from that time period(just with modern special and visual effects).
46d
Jayjay liked
The End of Oak Street
wait yall i was rocking with this booooootssssss. it lowk ate. i thought it was gonna be fucking aweful so it exceeded so far above my expectations. the dinosaurs looked cool to me but i was informed that they actually look awful. but imma stand by my rare optimism and whimsy abt how they looked. an autistic classmate told me that dinosaurs had feathers and fur and i trust him so it was real to me.
i wish that they made the dad bad. like if he was fine and giving msub it would’ve EATENNNNN. like boots but no he was pathetic and ugly.
i saw the daughter and her friend in the very beginning and thought “oh we’re getting her a gf before the movies over” and as always i was right. i hated the name jeanette though. and if it were up to me they would’ve kissed or smth just for confirmation even though ik for a fact that they’re together. like i just don’t want to hear “and they were roommates” ass bitches come out. LIKE NOOOO THEY WERE GIRLFRIENDS.
44d
Evan disliked
The End of Oak Street
Had to do a line of coke in the bathroom just to feel something during this movie
43d
ReeceJW liked
The End of Oak Street
Honestly surprised me with how good and bad it is. The characters are unbelievably stupid but the designs are brilliant. Also they pushed it to a level i didn’t expect, and I’m so glad that they took the risk
49d
Logan Kershaw is "meh" on
The End of Oak Street
Yea pretty mid. The concept is cool, some of the shots of the whole neighbourhood and the past world looked nice and I think it had a comfortable feel to it, probably to do with the street/neighbourhood atmosphere. But man this movie kinda sucks, the whole storyline with the bully and the boy with the broken arm was dumb as shit and pointless, and that girl they saved literally did nothing, said nothing and movie doesn’t change at all regardless of if she was there or not. I really don’t know how it’s getting good reviews.
My score: 5/10
44d
DL Cooper liked
The End of Oak Street
A good enough time. Don’t go poking holes in any time travel paradoxes, just know it’s an 80s family action homage with a decent cast, script, and cool creature designs. Worth the runtime!
44d
Superbad is "meh" on
The End of Oak Street
Torn on this one, in one hand the dinosaurs were cool and the sci-fi element was fun, the gradual lead up to the blip was intriguing, but then in the other hand the ending was absolutely a cop out and makes the entire movie pointless.
Absolutely 0 stakes in this movie. What is the point of keeping any of the characters alive if you’re just going to undo the one death you do decide to write in at the very end in some cliche time paradox nonsense?
If the whole movie was going to just undo its self, they could have really went crazy with the deaths and attacks and had Anne’s character be the last survivor who saves her entire family. Instead she STEALS the dad from their past selves and makes their essential duplicates fend for themselves in some lame time paradox shenanigans.
Overall its entertaining but pointless, they should have been more ruthless with the “stakes” considering the ending the movie had
8d
Jake Rascoff liked
The End of Oak Street
They had me in the first half, not gonna lie. This was on track to be something special but it got sillier as it went. Still, I appreciate the big swing and the almost Spielbergian summer blockbuster flourishes. It is a reasonably effective sci fi thriller
34d
Aidan White liked
The End of Oak Street
8.4/10
I did see that this movie used AI in its ads and marketing which is incredibly disappointing considering how truly strong of a movie this really is - in terms of being a summer family, adventure movie outfitted with just a lot of dinosaurs sliming people out, this movie does everything it is supposed to do - Anne hathwaway delivers another strong performance in this movie that adds a layer emotional depth to the story that tbh most jurassic movies lack unfortunately - the dinosaurs looked great, lots of fun
44d
Madhav Bansal loved
The End of Oak Street
I enjoyed watching Anne Hathaway and dinosaurs. The plot of this movie is well written and it is very very funny too. They got so many new dinos as well and some of the kills were really good. The supporting cast did a good job as well. Third act was the best and so unexpected ♥️.
44d
jam jammy jambam is "meh" on
The End of Oak Street
Pg Byrne is criminally underutilized. Giacchino’s score is reheated nachos. The dinosaur horror rules, but everything else is bland: awful kid performances, boring family dynamics, a pointless bully subplot, a copout ending, and Nolan-level audio mixing. Action was fun doe.
44d
Marshall Scott loved
The End of Oak Street
Probably the most fun I’ve had at the theater yet this year, phenomenal cast, very serious and a breath of fresh air with it not cracking jokes every five seconds. Also good to see a very fun and unique dinosaur movie in recent time.
45d
sethosaurus is "meh" on
The End of Oak Street
I can’t believe how high this is rated. Ewan McGregors acting is genuinely horrid and the whole story is straight buns. The plot is interesting but not done well.
The only redemption it had was how good the Dinosaurs actually looked cause they were quite good, the cgi team did extremely well in SOME parts. Another redeeming part was how the dinosaurs were placed and presented, it kind of felt like jaws and how they didn't show the dinosaurs straight away.
45d
Azeriax loved
The End of Oak Street
Very good movie, good acting. Good story, always love Dino movies. If you get the chance don't be stingy and pay the extra and experience it in 4DX second best I've seen in 4DX. Stay blessed!
45d
Mr.E189 is "meh" on
The End of Oak Street
4.4/10 I got super disappointed with this one. On paper it sounds like a great story, but it was executed poorly.
One of the biggest things that bothered me was dialogue. Felt too cheesy, very generic, no emotion, made no sense.
Another flaw was the characters and how they talked to one another with again, little emotion between them, also felt generic. Some decent moments, but overall very plain. Even when characters were dealing with the same situation, it felt very dumb to see the characters act the way they did if it was a real life situation. Example: mom walking away with kids after seeing her husband be eaten and not even running away as if that was gonna satisfy the dino. And then proceeded to scream at her kids knowing they got traumatized as well. Things like that.
There's also barely any explanation to why there were wormholes happening. I understand it doesn't make any sense, no movie ever needs to make sense, but when the daughter explained it as if she knew about it only because there was a little hint at the very beginning of the movie that she was interested in space, that she'd just know what the wormholes are and everyone accepts it.
Also, lots of paradoxes? Just one family? That's it? I am conflicted with how it ended. Just a generic happy ending.
Overall, I had high hopes, concept was cool, just wasn't well executed.
1d
Jordan liked
The End of Oak Street
I was surprisingly very entertained. I LOLd when 🦕💥🦕. Very 80/90s blockbuster vibes. Great surprises and they acted like humans actually would if something like this did happen. Fun concept and it felt like a Magic Tree House story gone wrong. Don’t take this movie seriously and you *should* be entertained imo.
The premise is silly. There are logical jumps that are silly on purpose. But the movie leans into them as absurd. The artfulness of the film comes from how it manages to do this without becoming boring camp.
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