A small and extremely garrulous hedgehog-like creature called Sonic finds his way to our world where police officer Tom becomes his unwilling guardian, while mad scientist Dr Robotnik covents him for his amzing speed powers.
I spent a great deal of time 20 years ago watching my children enjoy Sonic from his earliest incarnations (I also learned that hand/eye coordination was not high on my list of gifts, which is why I was generally watching rather than playing). This film contrives a plot of sorts on which to hang Sonic's computer game attributes together with a moral object lesson.
In short, it's a family film with jazzy visuals, a lot of callbacks to the videogames, Jim Carrey in full over-the-top mode, enugh story to serve, a dusting of fart gags, and an air of likeability. It's nothing spectacular, but it's tolerable fun. And it gave me one of those occasional wonderful cinema moments when someone two rows in front of me actually squealed with delight at the reveal in the mid-credits scene.
I spent a great deal of time 20 years ago watching my children enjoy Sonic from his earliest incarnations (I also learned that hand/eye coordination was not high on my list of gifts, which is why I was generally watching rather than playing). This film contrives a plot of sorts on which to hang Sonic's computer game attributes together with a moral object lesson.
In short, it's a family film with jazzy visuals, a lot of callbacks to the videogames, Jim Carrey in full over-the-top mode, enugh story to serve, a dusting of fart gags, and an air of likeability. It's nothing spectacular, but it's tolerable fun. And it gave me one of those occasional wonderful cinema moments when someone two rows in front of me actually squealed with delight at the reveal in the mid-credits scene.