Year: 2000
Director: Jeff Fowler
Country: US
Language: English
OH DEAR GOD, WHO DECIDED TO MAKE THIS!?? Sonic was a very popular character created by Sega as a mascot to rival Nintendo's Mario. A gaming icon, the series of video games starring the blue hedgehog have sold over 80 million copies. His star was brightest during the Sega vs. Nintendo console wars of the 1990's, then slowly fizzled throughout the 2000's. Lately he has been relegated to being just another character in Nintendo's Smash Brothers series. He's such a blip in the mainstream nowadays that does not deserve a film in 2020.
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog (Ben Schwartz), a small-town police officer (James Marden) must help it defeat an evil genius (Jim Carrey) who wants to do experiments on it.
You've seen a family friendly road trip movie right? This is the exact same forumla, down to the misunderstanding that causes a fight in a saloon. I'd argue that if you replace Sonic with a flying squirrel you'd get Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) None of it is original, none of it is fun & the main actor is wearing far too much tan. At best, and looking at his IMDB page I find myself correct, he is a small part tv actor that should be nowhere near a feature film.
Filled with jokes that could only work 20 years ago, Sonic the Hedgehog's script feels like it was written in 1995, put on a shelf, and then just recently dusted off. In this Sonic loves his... BEAN BAG CHAIRS!? That's not even a thing people enjoy in 2020. Jim Carrey provides some comedic relief, but he's been doing that zany mad character since forever. He isn't the same box office draw as he was in The Mask (1994)
Sonic is a movie that will wind up in the $5 Walmart bin upon its immediate home video release. It's a film that won't appeal to children, because they haven't grown up with the character, and won't appeal to adults, because the material is so shallow. Why did I watch this?
Zero Stars
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