Is it a perfect movie? Far from it. But it does work well as a teen film and as a superhero origin story for younger audiences. There's a market for films like this from that audience. It performed decently at the box office. Not a hit, but it was successful, so I imagine this won't be the last original superhero character to ever debut.
2. New Writers
This round saw the debut of two different writers, Grim O'Grady and Jimmy Ellis, writing two very different films. It doesn't cease to amaze how the studio always manages to bring in new writers. Soon enough, the studio is going to run out of release slots in a season for all the films of the ever growing stable of writers.
1. Chad Taylor
He tends to be on the cutting edge of the writing community. He was the first writer to direct his own script, and now he is the first writer for the studio to create his own original superhero film.
With how little screen time she has in The Hazel Wood, I can only imagine that she was hired simply to give the film a name actor and to cash an easy paycheck.
2. Young Adult Adaptations
The young adult craze faded from Hollywood a few years ago, but LRF has tried to keep the YA wheels turning with mixed (at best) results. It might be time to retire the YA adaptations since it really doesn't seem to be possible to ever again reach the heights of a Twilight or The Hunger Games.
1. The Hazel Wood
The movie was pretty messy. The film doesn't contain a single likable or relatable character. The film doesn't really appear to have an audience. It falls a bit into the conundrum of films like Red Riding Hood, where it's too dark for the younger audience that would be interested in it, and not dramatically mature enough to appeal to more adult audiences.
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