Fun Size Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: Hijinks ensue after a high school girl loses her little brother while trick or treating.

Review: There is also another movie called "Fun Size Horror," but, unfortunately, you get this instead. I think this "Fun Size" originally wanted to be a teen sex comedy but remembered it was made by Nickelodeon. It also tried, and failed, to be a serious drama because...well...it was made by Nickelodeon. A primary failure was the inability to properly utilize the good looking lead, Victoria Justice. I guess she is supposed to be a sexy Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" but the costume is not incorporated meaningfully and barely acknowledged. It's tough to explain why this movie was so dumb, because the production quality was adequate. I think what was annoying me so much was the junior high mentality of all the characters--which was probably the target demographic--yet the actors are supposed to be seniors in high school while also looking older than that to boot. Plus, I can't ignore the general sense of idiocy to the comedy as most jokes fall flat. Honestly, what the fuck am I doing watching this shit? Am I really scraping the bottom of the Halloween-themed movie barrel? Yes. Yes, I am.

So Ms. Justice plays some alleged geek, named Wren, suffering from "She's All That" syndrome. Her, seemingly, mentally retarded brother is one of the most painfully annoying characters to date, and he runs away from Wren while trick or treating. Of course zany antics commence shortly after as a consequence since Wren and her best friend just want to go to a cool kid's party. Her friend, by the way, has an ongoing gag about using Nair on her butt. Ugh...don't even ask. Another point that irked me was the nonsensical portrayal of Halloween with like a million people roaming the streets as if this is a fucking Tokyo crosswalk. Nice try. This is like how an alien would interpret Halloween. Don't I wish the pussified people of this country would embrace Halloween to that degree!

Things get significantly dumber as we are introduced to a bitch-boy that hangs out with the brother. Keep this in mind...the brother is like 10 years old while this guy is probably 30. Then there is Wren's super friend-zoned love interest who does manage to get the girl...somehow. The worst aspect for me was their mom, "played" by Chelsea Handler. I just got the feeling that she showed up on set unannounced, and they filmed around her in such a way to include her actions into the plot. There are plenty of eye-rolling moments as the adventure unfolds in, what appears to be, the longest night of all time. Shocking no one, Wren gets her brother back and the family becomes closer once they realize they all miss their dad who died. Oh, good lord...

Well, you know this is a fantastic film because it ends with that brother shitting, naked, and crank calling Chelsea Handler. I don't know, dude...if you like Victoria Justice I guess this is the movie for you. There really isn't much of a draw here since the tonal shifts are a mess. The filmmakers could not decide what genre they wanted this to settle within and the cliches are overly abundant. The Halloween plot element does make things slightly more interesting, but, with characters that are this annoying, we needed a cathartic death or ten. Instead, we are shown a giant chicken humping a car. Argh. Is it really any wonder why this bombed?

Notable Moment: When Wren and her friends are driving down the "cool" part of town listening to a blaring Josh Groban. Admittedly, this was somewhat amusing.

Final Rating: 5.5/10