The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Under the Boardwalk
Adventure · Animation · Comedy · 2023
Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great summers to come.
Movie details
Under the Boardwalk
2023 Adventure · Animation · Comedy 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.9 / 10
1.6K votes
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great summers to come.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Under the Boardwalk?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
David Soren
Written by
David Dobkin · Lorene Scafaria · David Soren
Michael Cera
Armen (voice)
Keke Palmer
Ramona (voice)
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby (voice)
John Magaro
Manny (voice)
Jon Rudnitsky
Jimmy (voice)
Steven Van Zandt
Bruno (voice)
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Val (voice)
Court is in session
Put Under the Boardwalk on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.