modmove » Sonic the Hedgehog http://modmove.com Australian Entertainment and Popular Culture in Review Fri, 01 May 2026 16:28:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4 Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Review http://modmove.com/reviews/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-review/ http://modmove.com/reviews/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-review/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:48:17 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=10421 Where do you start with a film like Sonic the Hedgehog? Easy to dismiss as an indicator of Hollywood’s lack of original ideas or of capitalising on the ready numbers of an existing data base, in this case the fans of the video game, the movie actually has some things going for it.

For parents, it’s a profanity free romp with a very clear representation of good and a very comic book view of evil. The big baddie, Dr. Ivo Robotnik is played by Jim Carrey with a performance as manic and over the top as his glory days of The Mask and Ace Ventura. His handlebar moustache alone is worthy of recognition.

 

 

As an evil mastermind with an affinity for machines and a disdain for humans, Robotnik has a never ending supply of clever gadgets and imaginative tech. He hams it up wth an absolute overabundance of energy, while the CGI hero of the day, Sonic, voiced by Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation and House Of Lies) has a hate free wise crack for every occasion.

It’s a low calorie feast of mindless entertainment but it does have some heart buried deep in its DNA. Good guy human Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) deserves some mention as his earnest character does have some screen value as the small town sherif. It feels like someone in the chain of command actually cared about the end product and it shows.

Rob Hudson
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In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog will be released in Australian cinemas February 13, 2020!
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