[FILM REVIEW] SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 Review (2024)

December 23, 2024January 9, 2025 Dave Adam Pally, Alex First, Alyla Browne, Ben Schartz, Central Coast Radio, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Cristo Fernandez, David Griffiths, Idris Elba, James Marsden, James Wolk, Japan, Jeff Fowler, Jim Carrey, John Whittington, Jorma Taccone, Josh Miller, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Lee Majdoub, Natasha Rothwell, Pat Casey, Shemar Moore, Sofia Pernas, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, The Popcorn Conspiracy Radio Show, Tika Sumpter, Tom Butler, USA

Summary: Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance.

Year: 2024

Cinema Release Dates: 26th December 2024 (Australia), 25th December 2024 (Thailand), 21st December 2024 (UK), 20th December 2024 (USA)

VOD Release Dates: TBA

Country: USA, Japan

Director: Jeff Fowler

Screenwriter: Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington

Cast: Alyla Browne (Maria), Tom Butler (Commandar Walters), Jim Carrey (Ivo Robotnik/Gerald Robotnik), Idris Elba (Knuckles (voice)), Cristo Fernandez (Pablo/Juan), Lee Majdoub (Agent Stone), James Marsden (Tom), Shemar Moore (Randall), Colleen O’Shaughnessey (Tails (voice)), Adam Pally (Wade), Sofia Pernas (Gabriella), Keanu Reeves (Shadow (voice)), Krysten Ritter (Director Rockwell), Natasha Rothwell (Rachel), Ben Schwartz (Sonic (voice)), Tika Sumpter (Maddie), Jorma Taccone (Kyle Lancebottom), James Wolk (Young Walters)

Running Time: 109 minutes

Classification: PG (Australia), G (Thailand), PG (UK), PG (USA)

OUR SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 REVIEWS

David Griffiths’ Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Review

Dave’s rating Out Of 5

Alex First’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Review

Colour, movement and hijinks are back in the latest instalment of the video game spin off Sonic The Hedgehog 3.

Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his pals, Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) and Knuckles (Idris Elba), have settled into domestic bliss in Green Hills.

That is after their decisive victory over the evil Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022).

Suddenly, while on a camping trip with their foster parents Tom and Maddie Wachowski (James Marsden and Tika Sumpter), they receive an urgent request.

It comes from the Guardian Units of Nations, a secretive international security and military force.

After being held in suspended animation for 50 years, Shadow the Hedgehog (voiced by Keanu Reeves) has broken free of captivity, hell bent on revenge.

The reason for his vitriol is the untimely death decades earlier of his only friend, a girl named Maria (Alyla Browne).

Team Sonic is dispatched to Japan to try to stop Shadow from continuing to run amok.

They end up on a wild chase through the streets of Tokyo and London, and eventually in outer space.

Also returning is Dr Robotnik, who, as the story begins, has hit rock bottom.

He is joined by his ruthless 110-year-old look-alike grandfather, Gerald, who is very much on Shadow’s side.

Director Jeff Fowler is back at the helm, as are all the writers of Sonic 2, Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington.

So, you can be assured of the continuation of the zaniness that characterised the earlier two films in the franchise.

The story takes many a twist and it takes concentration to follow.

Sonic 3 is another great vehicle for Jim Carrey. This time he plays opposite himself, filling the roles of both Dr Robotnik and Dr Robotnik’s grandfather.

The deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated handlebar moustaches on both set the scene nicely.

While Dr Robotnik is at first delighted to have found a family connection, Gerald is hardly the warm, sharing type.

And Sonic does a double take when he initially confronts Shadow, who looks just like him, only in different colours.

Then, as events unfold, Sonic is forced to face his own demons.

Dealing with loss and morality have a big part to play in the outcome of this movie.

In closing, remember to stay on until the last frame, because through the credits and then again at the very end, the picture points to developments in the next instalment.

Alexs rating Out Of 5

Average Subculture rating Out Of 5

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