For the (well over) 13-year-old crowd who finds Halloween fun, flirty, and fatuous, "Fun Size" might fit the bill. It contains enough snappy dialogue and angst-filled gags to prevent boredom throughout its 90-minute run. But its not-so-fun problem will lie in its ability to find an age-appropriate audience.
The featured face is that of Victoria Justice, a triple threat who’s won over young tween audiences with her Nickelodeon show and pop tunes. On Halloween, her character Wren’s mission to follow a crush to the party of the night is derailed when she is reassigned to track her trouble-making 8-year-old brother, Albert, who disappears on an adventure of his own.
Wren (Victoria Justice) and April (Jane Levy) amp up for the Halloween party of the year
PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
What could be a light family film cut from the "Baby’s Day Out" template has entirely too much hormonal innuendo with parents behaving badly, partying, dangerous pranks, air humping, boob-grabbing, and four letter words for the under 13 crowd. But directed by Josh Schwartz who brought to too young audiences the mature themes of his "The OC" and "Gossip Girl," and rated for the audience who may have once upon a time enjoyed ‘Fun Size’s’ cousin "Adventures in Babysitting," older teens may find the fresh-faced Justice and her mischievous baby brother story line too juvenile. These factors could prove a problem for Paramount-- and any parent with young kids who may wander into the theatre after seeing the trailer and mistakenly thinking this was a flick about a sister who takes her little brother trick-or-treating... READ THE REST:
'Fun Size' is fun, but definitely not for kids - OC Moms - The Orange County Register
