If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Has to copy and paste this from another review:"This is an AMAZING movie!!! The CRITICS DON'T KNOW what they are talking about. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Humans, Elves, Orcs, Dragons, Fairies, Centaurs, and whatever else you can imagine!!!It's essentially Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, WarCraft, Harry Potter, et al., smashed into a single movie in contemporary times. BRILLIANT...CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL."There were no dragons or centaurs on this film. Pretty much sums up both the movie and the state of imdb at this point. Lol.

Aliens and cops? That's what I thought until I watched it. No... middle earth denizens and cops! Alright, this is cool! Fairies, elves, orcs, and who knows what else. Story got a little muddled at times but was entertaining most of the time. I feel a sequel coming on but really, does everyone have to use that dirty mouth? Can we ever go back? Kids would love this movie, but I wouldn't let mine see it.

So, I now have a theory. We were told that Suicide Squad was not a good movie due to studio interference. They forced reshoots and interjected humor and just monkeyed with the entire thing, making it a dumb, muddy mess. They interfered with David Ayer's vision. After sitting through the entirety of Bright, it is now my opinion that all of the studio interference probably made Suicide Squad a better movie and turned it from unwatchable to moderately entertaining. Bright, unfortunately, had no studio interference. How do you take such an original idea and have absolutely nothing original to say with it? Bright is every buddy cop cliche mashed up with every fantasy cliche delivered via a two dimensional plot and corny dialogue. Nothing about this movie was good. The story plays out like a third grade D&D campaign. The characters were cardboard cut-outs from Tolkien meets Lethal Weapon. The acting was wooden (aside for a few brief moments by Edgerton who did his best with what he was given). The pacing was bad. The shots were bad. The stunts were bad. The FX were beyond bad. Seriously, 90 million dollars for rubber orc masks and tattoos that were obviously drawn on with a Sharpie. Noomie Rapace looked great. Everyone else looked like cosplay on the last day of comicon when everyone is tired and hungover and just can't be bothered. Ayers made nothing but bad choices and delivered a terrible movie. I am tempted to insert the words "visionless hack" into this review somewhere but thought that might be bit too harsh. Hopefully, Netflix ignores the obvious shill reviews praising this stinker, takes note of all of the harsh criticism that this flick so richly deserves and interferes a little more in the sequel so the next installment will be at least moderately entertaining.

Watched Bright with Will Smith(ID4) as Daryl Ward,Joel Edgerton(Midnight Special) as Nick Jakoby , Ike Barinholtz(Sisters) As Pollard , Lucy Fry(Vampire Academy) as Tikka, Veronica Ngo(Star Wars:The Last Jedi) as Tien, Jay Hernandez(Friday Night Lights) as Rodriguez, Edgar Ramirez(Gold) as Kandomere, and Noomi Rapace(What Happened To Monday) as Leilah .I really this Loved it was Buddy cop film with stakes also it blended the fantasy with the real world brilliantly also not to mention the unexpected twist but overall great development of the characters Also great characters and chemistry between Nick and Jakoby I couldve done without some of the Language but overall it was great excited about the sequel. Great Costume Design By Kelli Jones(Power Rangers)and Score By David Sardy(Monster trucks ) ,Cinematography by Roman Vasyanov(The East) and Amazing Direction by David Ayer(Suicide Squad) An Interesting Blend Of Real World and Magic 9/10