2nd Chance Banking

2nd Chance Banking

2nd Chance Banking

It's hard to decide how Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will turn out.

After eyeballing the film's first official trailer (seen here, courtesy of the good folks at Movie-List.com), this movie looks pretty good: directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Clone High) have recast Judi and Ron Barrett's 1978 bestselling children's book into a spoof of Michael Bay-style disaster flicks. This is the 2nd trailer for this flick and it's batting 2 for 2, a very good sign.

On the other hand, the fact that this flick is getting a September release date – a time when studios often "dump" their least promising movies – doesn't bode well for its quality. Is SPA needlessly pessimistic about this film's chances, or do they know something we don't?