"Kids are like fire. You can't control them. You've just got to contain them until they burn themselves out."
That's my favourite quote from the movie Playing With Fire, which turned out to surpass our expectations in more ways than one. To be frank, I didn't understand why the kids were so excited about the trailer every time we saw it and they were the ones who said "I wanna watch this show, it's nice!". I didn't see the appeal that they did but the idea of having firefighters turned into babysitters did sound promising to me.
We were at the premiere today (to my giveaway winners, hope you guys enjoyed the show, yeah?) and the hubby was running a temperature so I told him to catch some rest during the show if possible. It turned out that both of us surprisingly laughed so hard and laughed so much throughout the show along with the kids. He found the show funny and extremely entertaining and many parts seriously cracked him up. The kids gave their thumbs up and loved the plot, the cast, the songs, the happy ending and everything. For me, I was surprised to hear myself laughing uncontrollably too and this emo mama also shed a couple of tears at the touching bit about family. Aiyoh, why so easily cry one.
John Cena was truly awesome in the show and so were the guys, Keegan Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane, who acted as his co-workers in the fire depot. My kids said the kids acted very well too and we also love Masher the Dog (or should we call him Sparkle Pony). It's a good mix of characters and these guys had great chemistry too.
Hilarious, entertaining, fun-filled and absolutely true when it comes to looking after kids (which is tiring and frustrating yet happy and fulfilling), I think you might enjoy this show more than you think you will too. P.S. Don't miss the bloopers at the end credits too, really very funny!
Playing With Fire opens in cinemas on Janurary 9. Thanks for having us today, United International Pictures Singapore!
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