'The Franchise' review: Satire comes across as more bludgeon than skewer


'Let me tell ya, this earthquake glove makes it tough when I have to scratch my – oh wait, are we in the PG-13 or the R-rated sector of the franchise?' Photos: Handout

When you get big, you become a convenient target. When you're successful, there will be just as many people eager to tear you down as those who want to ride on your coattails.

And when you inevitably falter, as even the once-infallible Pixar Studios did, better get out that body armour because that's when the knives really come out, all gleaming and sharpened.

6.5 10

Summary:

The green ey'd monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on

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