Opinion | Ani Bundel: 'That someone important at Paramount Studios thought it would be a good idea to give Sonic human teeth is merely one aspect of how confused this film is.' - NBCNewsTHINK
And if the film had just committed to just being a 1990s throwback, it might have been ok. Sadly, “Sonic” clearly didn’t think the older millennial/Gen X male market was big enough. Instead, it also tried to contort itself into a family film, dipping in and out of scenes written with 8-year-old kids in mind.
Carrey is the movie’s secret weapon and MVP. If this film is a '90s throwback, then Carrey’s performance is a throwback to the early years of his success. Marsden plays Tom Wachowski, the town sheriff and simple-hearted good guy. Carrey plays Dr. Robotnik, a cartoonishly evil government bureaucrat. Every time the two come face to face on screen, the movie turns into a madcap comedy. Watching both actors’ eyes sparkle as they push to get through each scene without cracking each other up is something special. Too bad these scenes work best when no one has to worry about the annoying CGI rodent in the corner.
In fact, Carrey is the movie’s secret weapon and MVP. If this film is a '90s throwback, then Carrey’s performance is a throwback to the early years of his success. The film gives him plenty of room to enjoy his big-screen comeback, too. The most joyous moment of the entire movie comes around the midpoint, when Carrey is left alone on screen for almost ten minutes inside the confines of Robotnik’s lab. Evil discoveries mesh with dance breaks and random bits of physical comedy.
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