Sonic the Hedgehog

The complete package! A hugely entertaining adventure with impressive effects, one winning joke after the next, and a whole lot of heart.

If you want [a] light, fun escape, this is it.

Sure, there's enough here to divert small people for a while, but their parents would do well to bring a blindfold and ear plugs.

File this one away next to the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks, the live-action Yogi Bear, and the live-action Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's nothing we haven't seen before.

The world contains many terrible video game movies. This isn't one of them.

The simple storyline finds a way to adapt the games' characters and themes, by adding universal concepts such as friendship to the original games' tension between nature and machines.

Some of the most obvious and cringe-worthy product placement since Michael Bay's Transformers. It's a fun adventure that any family can enjoy on a Sunday afternoon, but I wish it could have been more entertaining and less frustrating story-wise.

Is Sonic the Hedgehog the best video game movie ever? No. Is it better than a good number of its predecessors? Yes, it is. If you grew up with Sega or have kids, then go give Sonic a shot on the big screen.

When “Sonic the Hedgehog” keeps its focus on the light-hearted charm of its titular lead character and on exploring the theme of friendship it makes for a pretty good time.

The production is dependable, with plenty of visual references for those who have played the Sega video game.