Sonic the Hedgehog 3

It is more of the same with the emphasis on more and same... but dialed up.

Yet even by the depressing standards set by the Mortal Kombat movies, Uncharted and the first two miserable Sonic the Hedgehog outings, this third Sonic is staggeringly poor.

It turns out that you can, in fact, have too much of a good thing. Two Jim Carreys, each of them turning every individual line of dialogue into an extravagant pantomime of gurning and grandstanding, is categorically one too many.

All these films demonstrate a defined, charming sensibility as they throw a million gags at the wall to see what sticks; it’s mostly a victory, even if just a few do.

It’s the kind of cross-cultural mash-up that might be intriguingly baffling if it wasn’t more or less the norm in present-day Hollywood.

"loud, chaotic and often corny, with a visual style that can only be described as “retina-searing,” but the script by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington is funny, punny and doesn’t take itself too seriously.”



Double duty — as Ivo Robotnik, aka Dr. Eggman, and his grayer, more beer-bellied grandpa — means twice the opportunity for Carrey to improvise jokes and play the movie for the silly spectacle that it is.

It’s safe to say that Sonic fans will love this movie, and if you enjoyed the last two Sonic films, then the third will definitely be worth a watch.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the best, most entertaining, crowd-pleasing, and hilarious Sonic film to date. This sequel is a ridiculously fun blue streak of an action comedy. Jim Carrey is having the time of his life as Robotnik.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is not exactly great art, but Fowler deserves a lot of credit for competent blockbuster filmmaking. 3 is a major improvement over the first two.