70
Sonic’s first foray into live-action is a fast-paced joyride that’ll ring in entertainment for both fans and children.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
33
A nattering chore of a “family” comedy that feels written by committee and directed by indifferent machine.
50
The film is fine, familiar fare for gamers and children: Sonic sprints, Carrey mugs, but the creative juices run out quickly.
42
And you thought fixing Sonic’s teeth would make this movie any less of a nightmare.
38
Slant Magazine by Jaime N. Christley
Throughout, any and all subtext is buried under the weight of Jim Carrey’s mugging.
60
Sonic the Hedgehog is a fairly middling family-friendly adventure movie, but a comparably good video game adaptation the belies a great deal of potential for a stronger, even more ambitious sequel.
75
In what is something of a movie miracle or at the very least an unexpected surprise, this adaptation of the much-loved Sega video game franchise launched nearly 30 years ago as a direct assault on Nintendo’s leaping plumber Mario, largely presses the all the right buttons—and even does so in the right order.
40
We all know that your average Hollywood comedy tends to include some on-set improvisation, but in this case the contrast between the leaden pseudo-brashness of the rest of the movie and the ping! of Carrey’s dialogue is so marked that it almost feels like he made up his entire character on the spot. (I’m not declaring that he actually did. I’m just sayin’.)
38
The end product isn’t remotely as bad as one might fear.
40
Like its fast-moving, attention-deficient hero, this just feels like a rush job.