In the inanimate-objects-brought-to-life-for-rousing-family-adventure subgenre, Small Soldiers took a hearty swing at summer audiences in 1998, kicking off DreamWorks' slate but playing to middling box office, at $50-plus million.
She also keeps her audience on their toes, playing with film speeds and stocks and even throwing in a hilarious animated sequence that wouldn't look out of place in Small Soldiers, or the much-maligned Welcome to Marwen .