If the Oscars had an award for “Quickest Character”, look no further than Sonic the Hedgehog. Fast on his feet, hunted by assassins, and armed with interworldly teleportation rings, he bides his time in small town in America, studying its human inhabitants.<\/p>\n
But when Sonic runs a bit too fast and explodes, knocking out all power in the region, he finds the attention of Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey). The film then turns into a Logan<\/em>-style road trip with Sonic and his cop friend, except with less old men looking for their medication and slightly more bar-fights.<\/p>\n For me, Sonic the Hedgehog exists predominantly as a meme. Yet for those who grew up with this franchise he’s an important figure, and the final product is one that’s crowd-pleasing. From bar-fights to Fortnite dances, and Sonic’s feet (apparently a big deal for Sonic fans), this is some classic Sonic.<\/p>\n Even Carrey’s Robotnik seemed to signal hammy ’90s villains and evoked simple nostalgic pleasures from the audience. And as a non-fan, the film was charmed with a good-density of solid jokes.<\/p>\n Not everything reached full spin though. Sonic spends laborious amounts of screen time insisting how depressed and lonely he his with no projection through action or arc. Also, he simply goes too fast! Twice in the film does Sonic go so quick as to freeze time entirely, reminiscent of Quicksilver’s scenes in the latest X-Men<\/em> films.<\/p>\n In lieu of meaningful threat or motivation that could be taken seriously, investment hinges on our cop-friend Tom. Yet despite being a wanted terrorist with a wife and dog, his predominant emotion is exhaustion and mild amusement at the scenario he’s caught in.<\/p>\n