The Even Greater Slime Film (2021)

Directed by: Martijn Smits | 81 minutes | family, adventure | Actors: Bibi, Vincent Visser, Matheu Hinzen, Rómeycia Valentijn, Edson da Graça, Sarah Nauta, Marit Brugman, Tina de Bruin, Ferdi Stofmeel, Denise Aznam

Bibi, the slime queen, is back in the self-consciously chosen title ‘The Even Greater Slime Movie’, but unfortunately that’s where the self-awareness ends. This children’s film takes itself quite seriously, with an eerily superficial bad guy and a number of disturbing illogical actions, but copied from the first Slime film: lots of color, cheerfulness and slime…

Everything is going great with Bibi van Leeuwen. Slime is still her passion and she’s not alone. The number of subscribers to her YouTube channel, which she maintains with bestie Olivia, has passed 1 million, soon she will be awarded the Slime Talent Award in the annual Slime Talent Award Show and her father has started working from home to spend more time with his children. to spend. Bibi’s brother Daan now works with Vesper in her successful Vesper Toy factory. The only pressure Bibi feels is that she does want to come up with something new to present during the slime gala. And what Bibi doesn’t know is that someone is after her prize.

This Benji (Matheu Hinzen) tries with all his might to make a fantastic new slime recipe, but despite not having any lack of resources and perseverance, he can’t. His stepmother wants to help him, but above all wants him to love her. At a Meet & Greet with Bibi, Benji’s stops blow. His blunder (something with slime and wet pants) goes viral, with the result that he hates Bibi and wants nothing more than to take everything that makes her happy.

Almost everything in ‘The Even Greater Slime Movie’ revolves around Benji’s mission to knock Bibi off her throne, and of course that seems to work for a long time. Bibi’s popularity is declining, but the way this is happening is laughably implausible, as are other events in the film. Even the young target group feels (hopefully) that you cannot accuse someone of theft based on “incriminating imagery” that is not incriminating, that an adult relationship does not go ‘out’ on behalf of an app without an explanation of the how and why and that it is not proof that you are the creator of something if you can memorize something.

The children act best; centerpiece Bibi still effortlessly draws all the attention to herself, although – understandably given the approach of the story – she looks less cheerful and uninhibited into the camera than in the first film. There could have been a little more real humor in it (a joke like the one with the treadmill can best be omitted). Best friend Olivia (Rómeycia Valentijn) barely gets to do anything but look disappointed because Bibi doesn’t have time for her, but continues to support her friend through thick and thin. The stepmother isn’t the bad guy this time. Vesper’s sudden vacation is rather over the top, but an unavoidable point in the scenario, because this means that Brechtje (Tina de Bruin) who is totally unsuitable for the job of deputy manager can bring the bankruptcy of Vesper Toys very close. A whole lot of ifs and buts, in ‘The even bigger slime film’, but the target group will undoubtedly enjoy themselves at this barely one and a half hour lasting color and glitter feast. And en passant they learn something about octopuses and hopefully the ‘bullying is bad’ message gets through.