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*Rubbing my hands together tastily* Osmosis Jones is a film I finally caught up on about a year ago, and while watching it, I realized the great possibility I missed of having it as a child memory, or as a general experience of mystical vision through the eyes of that age (what I didn't have with Osmosis Jones I've had it with Bee Movie and Monsters vs Aliens.) But let's get back to Osmosis Jones. Why I'm not happy with the Farellys? Why do the animated parts differ so much from the tones of the live action parts? are the same question. Well, because in all there were four directors behind the wheel of the film! The Farrelly Brothers directed the live action parts while Piet Kroon and Tom Sito handled the animated parts, which from what I've read here and here, were already about to finish the animated sections when the Brothers joined the film team. I'll give a big disclaimer: I haven't seen any of the Farrelly Brothers films, but by reading articles I got the confirmation that, within their directorial style, gross-out humor is very common. This is why (IN MY VERY HUMBLE OPINION) perhaps it was a huge mistake from the start to choose them to handle the live-action parts. Not even Bill Murray's skills could have saved those segments.

When Osmosis Jones looks in a magazine called DNA and says "Nice genes!" This is the actual art removed from the scene.

Osmosis Jones

“Osmosis Jones” is a nostalgic look at what was effectively a feature-length health PSA.

Osmosis Jones is a cop that works in the body of a man named, Frank. When Frank eats a dirty hardboiled egg, his body is infected with a deadly virus that plans on killing Frank within 48 hours. Osmosis is forced to work with a cold pill named, Drix, in order to stop this virus before it’s too late.

I remember watching this film back when I was in middle school. My science teacher showed the whole class this film because she thought it would be a fun way to teach kids the importance of being healthy. It was a good idea, but the other film she showed the class, “Gattaca”, stuck with me rather than this film. I got a chance to rewatch this movie today and it’s not half-bad. There are a couple of problems with it, but overall, it was a pleasant, nostalgic trip. Bill Murray is always a treat to watch and I had almost forgotten that he starred in this movie. The animation is beautiful and they still hold up to this day. The concept is so fun and original. It almost makes me wonder why there hasn’t been a sad attempt to copy this premise in recent years. There are a few jokes that I definitely missed as a child and appreciate now that I’m older. The villain is actually threatening for a PG movie. There were some scenes that had me wondering why this wasn’t at least PG-13. Sadly, that’s all the praise I can give this film. I think, as much as I liked the music, the songs didn’t fit most of the scenes they were in. It seemed inappropriate to have sad R&B playing when the villain is trying to infiltrate the brain. Some of the choices in this film were questionable as well. There’s a scene at the end of the movie and it’s supposed to be dramatic, but it’s hard to take seriously when Shane (Frank’s daughter) is caked with makeup looking like a clown. Frank is also inhumanly disgusting. It’s a surprise that he didn’t die earlier, like before the movie even took place. Osmosis has a cool character design, but sometimes, when he smiles, he looks like he’s plotting an evil scheme, which is not the effect this film should be going for. Drix is also obviously animated completely in 3D. In some scenes, he blends in quite nicely with the background, but in other scenes, he sticks out like a sore thumb. Still, this film manages to be a little more competent than other films I used to like as a child. It explores its unique premise well and I have to applaud it for that. There’s also that television show spin-off I remember watching as a kid. I know that Osmosis and Drix live in a different body in that show, so I wonder what that was all about. I can’t remember much from that show other than the whole thing being animated and something about a bean causing the kid stomach pain. This movie doesn’t make me want to go revisit that show, so I guess it’s going to be one of those movies I end up forgetting after a while.

★★★★