Fun Size is disappointing all the way through – infuriating at certain points, but sweet and snarky at others. It’s a mish-mash of good ideas and bad execution fighting it out, and the film comes off just a bit little odd as a result. Hilarity and hijinks ensue throughout the night, and the prospect of a missing child is never offered the gravity it might deserve. Paedophile gags and the repeated kidnapping of a mute eight-year-old child are glossed over in a steadfastly light-hearted way, as if the film is determined to bring the risqué humour but unwilling to properly follow it up. Most of the jokes in Fun Size just hang there with no helpful context or recurrence, and it thus reads like an unfinished draft of a film rather than a slick production from people who’ve made careers out of working with similar material. As lovely and capable as Victoria Justice is, Wren isn’t really the star here. Serving as the figure around which everyone else orbits, our eyes are drawn more to the brilliant collection of supporting characters on show. Jane Levy – who might to be the next big thing with a role in the forthcoming Evil Dead remake and a hit US show to call her own – shines the brightest as sarcastic best friend April, providing a vitally shallow perspective while she attempts to ensure social ascension in spite of the various crises plaguing the group. Mann again plays the nice guy caught up in situations much more exciting than he is, and Chau overcomes the ‘eccentric best friend’ clichés his character at first seems trapped in. Fun Size is a big disappointment for fans of Schwartz, fans of the various well-loved stars, or those looking for a holiday-themed comedy to permeate the sub-par horrors we get at this time of year. With the wealth of talent involved it really should have been better, but doesn’t hit the right notes with its comedy elements or its teen-friendly stab at zany adventure. Anyone outside of the core group of characters seems to belong in a Nick Jr show, and that might have been where Fun Size would have found its niche. It’s interesting to see them try to target an older audience, but will probably end up pleasing no one at all.  Fun Size is out now.