Rating: B+
"With great power comes great responsibility!" To quote the wrong fandom. Sonic is a being with great power, and in the wrong hands his power can cause much harm. Running speedily around an alien world, Sonic assumes he runs so fast no one can suspect him or pin him down. But he is discovered, and when a friend sacrifices them self for Sonic's escape, he uses golden rings to travel between Worlds, going from one to the next to hide, and then leaving once discovered. Sonic finds himself on Earth in a small town, hiding in a cave full of Earthly treasures, reading The Flash comics, and spying on the towns citizens. Apart yet separate. He enjoys watching Doughnut Lord, aka Tom Wachowski, played by James Marsden, who Sonic regards as family, though they've never met. Then Sonic, in a state of frustration, recklessly exposes his power sending the U.S. government and Dr. Ivo Robotnik, played by Jim Carrey, after him.
When the first trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog was released there was a huge outcry from longtime Sonic fans, fans of the game and show in which Sonic is based, over Sonic's CGI character animation. In all honestly, his design was horrendous. I won't post a photo here, but the images and trailer are easy to track down. So what did the studio and director do? They actually listened to the fans, pushed back the movie's release date, and reanimated Sonic. For this very reason I went to see Sonic on Saturday, to support a movie that cared what the fans think, who spent money to make it right.
Was their effort in redesigning and then spending money to fix Sonic worth it? Yes!!! A thousand times yes.
Was going to see the movie a waste of time? No, not at all, though I'm a sucker for good family entertainment. Sonic the Hedgehog is a fun family film with a 90's nostalgic feel. The movie is modern, but this is the sort of movie that would have delighted audiences twenty years ago when fun family movies were all the rage. Jim Carrey, who plays the villain, helps with his over the top antics and personality, hearkening to his best loved films in years past, delighting a new crop of youth with his zaniness.
Sonic is a delightful ball of blue, blurry fluff. Funny, too, with a cute sense of humor.
The whole movie is enjoyable. Yeah, it's not perfect. Not groundbreaking. The middle bit lags a little. But overall it's a good, escape the World flick, perfect for family audiences wanting something to bring the kiddies to for lighthearted entertainment.
To end this review I'll quote my Mom as she left the theater, "I enjoyed that movie a whole lot more than I thought I would."
MPAA: Rated PG for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language.
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