Picked by Daniel for our last Family Night, Free Willy was the first movie I ever saw ‘streamed’ over the internet by Netflix, which finally partnered with the Nintendo Wii to allow just that.
The experience was good. The movie doesn’t stream fully but in chunks, meaning that every half hour or so it pauses for a few seconds to download the next segment, which can be annoying, but it’s so quick and the service is so convenient, I can’t complain. The selection of titles is also quite large, and all well organized in a very user friendly interface. My only gripe is that the family oriented movies are positioned right next to the horror ones, a choice I, as a parent, wouldn’t have made.
Back to Free Willy, this classic is enjoyable but not memorable. The script is bare bones, the acting a little stale, and the direction feels amateurish at best.
The story: an orphan kid strikes a friendship with the unlikeliest of beings, a killer whale named Willy, who’s trapped in an aquarium and refuses to perform for its new owners. It will however respond to the kid, who will try to save it when its life is in danger.
A very light fairytale with just enough heart and adventure to thrill the little ones and not completely bore their parents, but that has the ability to pull at your heart strings nonetheless.
Grade: 6
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