Just like the first movie, this movie promised childhood fun and it delivered. If you remember, the first Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the last movies that came out before the first big lockdown of the pandemic. Sonic made us forget about the curse of video game adaptations. It was just a fun movie, packed with nostalgia for the game players. This movie offers the same fun, just slightly bit more mature. Slightly.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a story about growing up. Yes, our little Sonic is just a child and he has some learning to do. Sonic wants to be a superhero, but he mostly does a lot of damage. On top of that Robotnik is back and he has a sinister new friend, Knuckles. While Sonic is being joined by another friendly creature called Miles "Tails" Prower. Together, Sonic, Tails and Tom Wachowski must stop Robotnik and Knuckles from getting the emerald, which gives its user tremendous amounts of power and the ability to change reality.
I loved this movie even more than the first one. It just upped its game in every way. Especially the action and humor, which is what I wanted. The humor was fantastic. There is a lot more physical humor in this movie. Sonic does stupid things which is hilarious, everyone's reaction is hilarious as well. Plus there were some adult jokes in this movie that I wouldn't like to explain to children. The Russian scene was hilarious, I understood that reference, though I am not sure how many people will. But, by far Jim Carrey's Robotnik was my favorite part of the movie. He is such a fantastic comedian and I wish he got more roles like this. His mustache twirling villain was just so funny and he got some excellent jokes and snide remarks. The movie was a great laugh in my opinion.
The movie also had more action in it than the previous movie. Probably because this movie is more of quest movie than the previous one. It gives the movie a different setup and prevents it from feeling like more of the same. I liked this change and the action had some great humor in it as well.
The actors all did a great job. It is so great so see Jim Carrey on the big screen. Ben Schwartz continues to do a great job as Sonic. James Marsden is alright and is charming as ever. Shemar Moore was an excellent addition, he does the same thing he does everywhere and it works just as great as it does everywhere. Idris Elba is apparently not a bad voice actor which is nice. I love Jim Carrey so much that to me he is the only exceptional actor in the movie, but everyone does a great job here.
Sure, it's not a masterpiece or a must watch. But it is a fun movie to watch and it will pass the time with a smile on your face. Fun is the best way to describe the movie, although I am not sure how super young kids will react to the movie. As an adult I had a blast.
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