Well this is…different.
That’s the best way to describe this short it’s different. The basics are the same Goofy is the star
there’s a narrator outlining the basics of being a detective, but the narrator’s
voice has completely changed to fit the detective serial style that the whole
short has. The whole thing has a darker
tone and look though unlike ‘How to Sleep’ the dark backgrounds have detail this
time and it looks really good.
Then the twist ending of Al getting married is just odd to
me, and Goofy’s line about how that proves crime doesn’t pay makes no
sense. Outside of a lot of reckless
endangerment no crime was committed here, so how does that line fir in? Also the story just comes across as an idiot
plot. Why is the bride having trouble
finding Al if he is on the police force? How is him getting married a case? This could have all been avoided if Al had explained
anything rather than saying “leave the case alone” over and over. I don’t know maybe it’s supposed to be satire
I’ve missed the point entirely.
That isn’t to say there’s nothing good here. I loved the antics in the car chase scene and
the music for it, and spotted the fact that ‘Freeway Troubles’ used repeated
animation from the chase. Also I never
knew the weasels showed up anywhere besides The
Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and of course Who Framed Roger Rabbit so I learned something new hooray for me.
So kudos to the Disney team for trying something different it
just didn’t work for me.
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