WALT BEFORE MICKEY

WALT BEFORE MICKEY

WALT BEFORE MICKEY: B- 

An interesting film, that was very informational. It lacked a little in delivery and transitions happened a little too fast but for as much story as they tried to cram in an hour and half, not much else could be expected. 

Thomas Ian Nicolas gave a solid performance as Walt Disney, and Armando Guiterrez was quite good in his role as Ub Iwerks. The rest seemed quite generic. I'm not a fan of Jon Heder's acting at all. Not a shot on the guy personally, but as an actor he doesn't do it for me at all.

The film is motivational and inspirational. More so in afterthought that it was in the moment though. While the film did highlight the many moments of adversity Disney had to face, I never quite felt the sense of urgency I think the character needed.

Lastly I'll say the film made me feel really old. Hardy Rawls had a very small role in the film, but man did he look old. I guess he is old. I remember him as the dad in THE ADVENTURES OF PETE and PETE, and now he looks about 80. He's 64.