Jim Carrey shines in 'Sonic the Hedgehog,' but film will leave fans 'disappointed,' critics say
"Sonic the Hedgehog" currently has a 66% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 80 reviews.The majority of the praise that was given to the film was for Jim Carrey, who portrays the villain Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, and the return of his exaggerated and unpredictable comedic antics.
The majority of the praise that was given to the film was for Jim Carrey, who portrays the villain Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, and the return of his exaggerated and unpredictable comedic antics. His performance was often cited as the perfect counterbalance to a script comprised of "derivative" storytelling and "skimpy" character development.
The reviews are par for the course for a video game adaption. Past attempts at capturing the essence of beloved video game franchises like "Tomb Raider," "Prince of Persia" and "Resident Evil" haven't been well-received by critics, even if some have managed to be successful at the box office. "'Sonic the Hedgehog' is another demonstration of the things that tend to go wrong when a movie is spun out from source material with little plot and skimpy characterisation," he wrote.
For him, like many critics, the standout of the feature was Carrey who brandishes his classic exaggerated speech to deliver absurd lines like "I'm the top banana … in a world full of hungry monkeys," all the while twirling a thick, curling mustache."Carrey is the film's most prized weapon, letting us wallow in the ridiculousness of this whole enterprise without ever holding himself above it," Ebiri wrote.
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