Can one reworked blue hedgehog — and Jim Carrey’s return to over-the-top comedic roles — succeed where countless others have failed? Here's what the critics are saying about SonicTheHedgehog:
? “What’s more surprising is how thematically the film expresses this aggressive perspective of rural community’s moral superiority to urban elitism, which is to be expected of a film aimed squarely at Middle America, but also touts strong pro-immigrant support through Sonic’s status as a refugee of his own world and anti-militarist sentiment through Robotnik’s excessive reliance on drone technology," writes Monson.
"These aren’t themes that beat you over the head as obvious messages of the film, but it’s interesting to see this mish-mash of political perspectives permeate through what is ostensibly supposed to be a family popcorn movie.”So, what to make of, then? The problem doesn’t seem to be that it’s a bad movie, but that it’s not a particularly good one, either.
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