

The drone-based combat was pretty spot on in terms of shifting badniks to the real world, and Sonic’s part in the action sequences was awesome in that regard. More Sonic X than the early games, sure, but it still felt right. What surprised me was how much it felt like an actual piece of the Sonic universe at times too though. And so it should, that’s what it was designed to be. The thing is, this does primarily feel like a family-friendly buddy cop movie. Now, the question is, was my original assumption that it would be a serviceable family film that happens to feature a certain video game correct? Well, to a point. But just changing the visuals doesn’t alter the film itself. And don’t get me wrong, I am glad they changed the design. Yes, that was partially due to my love of the franchise, but I was also not interested in taking part in the insta-hate based on the visuals. I’m incredibly kind to the Blue Blur, and I was less critical of the original trailer than many.

Now, going into this, I suspect that long time readers will be expecting me to have loved this. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. 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. Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth.
