Awake not Woke!

A surprisingly solid animated Netflix movie. The acting is good the story is solid. The voice acting is well done. The humor is pretty good and works most of the time. There is a mix of silly childish humor and definitely some more adult jokes and innuendo that would probably go over most younger kids heads. It also may get a little dark for younger kids but it's not too bad. It kind of feels more like a 80's-90's animated movie than a modern one, just CG instead of hand drawn. I didn't see anything woke, there's no forced DEI and no rainbow mafia. All the characters both male and female have strengths and weaknesses. While the wife seems to be the only one working while the father is unemployed, he doesn't just sit around the house he's a musician and is shown working on his music. He seems to be a good father so he's not useless or dumb and is shown later to be rather strong and capable. I also saw complaints about the daughter being more put together and competent than the brother. She's said to be 12 and while I don't remember his age being stated he seems to be considerably younger. He just acts like a little kid, not dumb. He is shown in several scenes to be smart and in a couple of instance figures things out and saves his sister. Personally I didn't find it woke, I think sometimes if you look hard enough you will see woke when it's not really there.

Predictable, major crimes solved in single episode.

Dominant female character who can kick butt. Forced story lines. Bad guys are predominately greedy, insecure, white guys.

If you like Melissa McCarthy, you'll like this.

The Woke: Girls kicking butt. Girl boss. Girl mastermind criminal. The movie: In short, this movie is a platform for Melissa's wit. She really is a funny lady. If you like here humor, you'll like this. Confession: I probably wouldn't have sat through the whole movie, but my wife is a serious fan of Melissa McCarthy. It's outlandish and silly. Jason Statham plays a parody of himself. In my opinion, that's the best part of the movie.

It's Ryan Reynolds. It's witty and entertaining.

Woke: There is a minor character who is a lesbian. The movie made it a point that, in the USSR, being a lesbian is a crime. She had to hide from KGB. It was a minor agenda of the movie to depict it as a violation of human rights. The more significant Woke, in my opinion, is the apologetic view of Communism. Communist governments lie to their people. Our government lies to us. That doesn't make it the same thing. Communism is dangerous and has caused more human suffering than any form of government. In this movie, people living under communism are charitable and kind. That is used to convey the message that communism isn't such a bad thing. The Movie: Ryan Reynolds is a spy plane pilot who is shot down over Russia during the Cold War. He's fortunate enough to be found by a Russian man who is obsessed with USA culture. Together, they look for a way to the other side of the Iron Curtain. Ryan is constantly witty in the face of every situation in his usual way. It's an enjoyable movie. There's Deadpool level violence as you would expect. As enjoyable as this is, I still contend that Communism is a dangerous threat that grows by seducing with deception.