Why the hell did Felecia Day have to die!? Now that I got that off my chest it’s time to get on to the actual review of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog. Movies such as these are hard to critique if you know anything about the production of web shows. Web shows often times have minuscule budgets (if at all) and leave the production with little to no resources. That said, this is a fantastic series considering what it is up against.
Everything from the writing, to the acting to the cinematography made me feel like I was watching a high budget prime-time comedy. I’m sure having Neil Patrick Harris, a relatively well known actor, helped their cause but I’m a huge Felecia Day fan (courtesy of “The Guild”) and her performance really reinforced many of the themes and moods being portrayed in the song.
What this film really has going for it is its combination of offbeat and downright bizarre style and its familiar and intimate feel (or mood). The blog scenes (similar to those featured at the beginning of every episode of the “Guild”) is a style see more and more in web shows these days, thanks in large part to this series, and it works quite well. It sets the tone for the beginning (if not the entire) episode and give the audience a little one-on-one time with the protagonist.
Good things aside I was kind of disappointed by the end (besides the thoroughbred at the end of the table). Not so much because Felecia died but because I really did not get the sense of character resolution. Maybe I just missed it… but it seemed as if Dr. Horrible was actually really happy in the end, which I wouldn’t have thought would be the case. I’ll probably have to watch it again.
Other than that though, it was funny and well done. And it’s got Felecia Day.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think he was happy at the end of the film. When he's robbing the bank, it appears that he's doing it half-assed because it's expected of him. His ascension to the Evil League of Evil seems glamorous (parties, long mahogany tables), but the final shot of the film shows our protagonist sitting alone, in normal attire, staring at his monitor with a glazed look.