Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin Hart Book Review

Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart takes us down an illustrated journey about a boy who has dreams of making a blockbuster superhero flick. Here is our Marcus Makes a Movie book review.

As with all of Kevin Hart’s shows, books, audiobooks we don’t ask for freebies.

I’m more than happy to part with my own cash so that I can provide unbias reviews for you guys and as a big fan of Kevin’s I want to do my part.

Instilled with Kevin’s humour with every flick of the page the story follows Marcus who is not happy being stuck in after-school film class.

But after drawing a cartoon superhero story for quite some time he realises he could make his dream cartoon vision into a movie.

Not having a clue about what he’s doing he seeks help from friends, teachers and even the local bully who would make the perfect movie villain.

Kevin has teamed up with award-winning author Geoff Rodkey and lauded illustrator David Cooper to create Marcus Makes a Movie

The book as a whole is a solid read with Marcus clearly being Kevin channelling either his younger self or an alternate if albeit an inflated version.

With references to him being shorter than his peers and other little winks and nods throughout it’s clear to see the shoes that Kevin has decided to step into.

There’s always a mantra that runs through many of Kevin’s stand-up routines and this mantra was brought to the fold with the very insightful audiobook titled ‘The Decision’.

Marcus Makes A Movie touches on many lessons you can take along with you long after you’ve finished the book.

Being rewarded for hard work, compromise within relationships and even deeper insight into movie-making that even I was surprised to be reading.

We go head first into this journey with Marcus as he drives forward with his passion project.

With great illustrations scattered throughout it really brings the words on the page to life.

There’s a nice evolution of Marcus throughout the story as he goes from quite an annoying kid to a direct mature adult who knows what he wants and will strive to achieve it.

It’s a nice motto that flows throughout the story and whilst it’s not the best story you’ll ever read its core values are strong throughout.

The characters within the story are all relatable characters but the story is told from Marcus’s perspective as he’s almost narrating the story with interspersed dialogue throughout.

Throughout some portions of the story, it actually feels like we’re reading a script more than an actual story but that’s not a bad thing.

It gives us more context to the surroundings and the images go some way towards setting the scene better than a log-line on a script for example.

Marcus Makes a Movie is currently available to purchase on Amazon HERE