Carrey Carries A Messy, Fun Sequel

Sonic 3 Available in theaters on December 19th (Watch out for leaked post-credits Easter eggs), seems like what you’d expect from a star-studded, blockbuster adaptation of a classic game series that straddles the divide between traditional family movie and faithful Blue Blur fanservice. This is by far the biggest film in the trilogy, and probably the clunkiest. But most critics said it was still entertaining.

Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colin O’Shaughnessy as Tails, Idris Elba as Knuckles, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik CGI furry fans must contend with new threats and new alliances When a military-industrial complex experiment called “The Shadow”, played by Keanu Reeves, decides to try to destroy the Earth. If that wasn’t enough, Shadow was actually created by Robotnik’s grandfather, also played by Carrey, and a classic Carrey hijinks ensue.

“Sonic 3 feels very real to the game, so the human characters in the first two movies were mostly marginalized,” Write european players‘s Ed Nightingale added that the film prioritized smooth action over absurdist comedy. typeIrving Gleiberman praised the film as both a fun spectacle and a satire of comic book movie excess. “It’s like a late-stage Marvel extravaganza that never loses sight of the fact that it’s ridiculous,” he writes, crediting the success to director Jeff Fowler’s filmmaking, “which is deft enough to revel in its absurdity. Big chunks of overkill while stringing it together.

gaming radarMeanwhile, Jack Shepherd was unhappy with Reeve’s performance as Shadow, the film’s big bad and a new addition to the cast. He wrote that aside from John Wick-esque scenes and emotional flashbacks, Black Hedgehog basically just repeats Knuckles’ arc from the second film. “Considering that Shadow has always been front and center in marketing and a key character in the game, this is a bit of a disappointing turn,” Sheppard explained.

Carrey, on the other hand, sounds as though his contributions to the first two films were only peaking. The GuardianAndrew Pulver of Sonic 3 “It wasn’t an unpleasant experience,” he said, arguing that the film was essentially borne by the ’90s comedy icon. “Carrey’s performance is valuable, though, saying a few lines that might actually make adults laugh, and generally giving a decent performance,” he wrote, calling the rest of the casting competition a “chemistry free zone.” . No [Carrey]this movie could be a lot worse.

PolygonJesse Hassenger of Sonic 3 Despite being a “quick ride through the franchise scrapyard,” it worked out in the end. “The series may actually follow a strange formula: The looser and more scattered the parts of a Sonic movie are, the better the whole somehow fits together,” he wrote. “At least this explains why Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Can’t be the best yet. slash movieSonic’s BJ Colangelo was even more impressed, writing that the movie caters to both adult Sonic fans and kids who haven’t been introduced to Sonic in the sequel, “It’s bigger, bolder, and more exciting than ever before. good.

But not everyone is impressed. independent connection’s Christian Zilko, who admits to hating the former two Sonic The same goes for the movie, he wrote, “The trilogy ends on a low note, doubling down on something that has failed twice before.” He continued,

Carrey seems to behave admirably with all the silliness the script throws at him, but watching him do some of his own stuff in front of incredible CGI backgrounds feels like something closer to Bad Brains kiddie TikTok content , rather than anything worthy of being shown on the big screen. Whether he’s lighting his own birthday cake on fire with a flamethrower or dancing with himself in a laser field, it’s hard to shake the feeling that this movie was more interested in achieving GIF moments than telling any coherent story.

Finally, Zilko’s assessment is Sonic 3 It might be fun for little kids and hardcore fans, but for everyone else it won’t end anytime soon. He may be right. But as a perfect sign of Sega nostalgia cashing in on kids who love Sonic themselves, I’m ready to revel in the brain-rot of this series regardless.

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