‘Memorable Experience’
With a name like Sonic: The Hedgehog, you’ll expect a film which is messy, with no substance, and is made for kids. Make no mistake, this is aimed at kids but it is also a family friendly film much like Detective Pikachu whose aim is to make the film as memorable as possible for a family with kids’ characters.
Sonic is a videogame character by Sega and I have no personal attachment to it.
I went to watch it just for Jim Carrey. I was promised the 90s version of him in the trailers and I got it. He made me chuckle everytime he was on screen. His character was written was so well that he came off as scary too.
It’s 75% Carrey’s performance and 25% screenplay.
Sonic’s design was up for a debate when the first trailer dropped and to be honest, it was ew. The new design is much more like the one in the videogame.
The love of the filmmakers for the character is seen in the film.
They really wanted to make a competent film and they listened to the criticism and made the design better. Ben Schwartz as Sonic’s voice is very good. Usually in these type of films, more focus is given on the main protagonist and not the side characters but here, all of the others are likeable and it all boils down to a very good screenplay.
It’s fast paced just like the speed of Sonic and never catches a break.
James Marsden as Tom Wachowski is ‘likeable’ and the relationship between his character and Sonic’s is endearing. The cinematography and the music is nothing special. The background score felt generic. The action scenes are well handled though.First time director Jeff Fowler has done a remarkable job with this film and I look forward to the sequel.
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Story: Average
Treatment: Average
Performance: Excellent
Recommendation: Worth it for 90s Jim Carrey.
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