This movie is really boring, I had to step out multiple times for a break from how much time it wastes with characters meandering and accomplishing nothing. I do not like any of the characters nor do I care about their mission. There is no meaning to the story and the conflicts are not interesting. I will be taking a break from the Jurassic franchise and movies in general as this is yet another in a long line of timewaste formulas. Theater-goers funding this **** are the problem, and I will cease being the problem.
Intolerable amount of inserting commentary from what must be a forum section on Steam. Bad guys 2D and too easily defeated. Struck me as excessive in the self awareness to the point of forgetting to craft an interesting digital world. Summer Wars blows this movie out of the water graphics and color-wise along with better imagery in general. Really wish the majority of characters were not **** nosey social-pressuring ****. I did not find the reactions of people believable, including the villains. Way too much focus on excessively pushing pseudo-realistic commentary and reactions that fall short of how people would actually act and react. Wish the movie had explored the world and its importance and beauty like Ready Player One did phenomenally. Felt start to finish like this movie was piss scared to be controversial or its own thing. Music is okay, graphics are okay, animation quality is fantastic. Falls short for me. Found it kind of meh.
What The Movie Did Jim Carrey has never been funnier than in this movie. Jim Carrey deserves an Oscar nomination for his hilarious performance as Robotnik, though I must admit his greatness would outshine everything else in the movie if it weren't for Sonic's lovable slapstick humor that only somewhat competes. Jim Carrey completely destroyed his role with perfection and reinvented the Sonic universe's Robotnik in a way, that is better than what the comics, shows, and games have ever done -and those Robotniks were all great in themselves. As a hardcore Sonic fan, I say Jim Carrey has permanently made a lasting powerful impact in all the right ways on this franchise. I only hope SEGA can afford him for future sequels, because he is not replaceable. The writing for Sonic was great as was his classic slapstick antics. The hints at a larger lore for this Sonic Cinematic Universe brings great hope for many future sequels and left me creatively intrigued with the possibilities. I have a strong hunch the people behind this movie are secretly hoping this becomes the next Marvel Cinematic Universe, as they have set themselves up quite well for such an endeavor, if the money is enough to justify such an act. I'd say this movie was superior to the Detective Pikachu movie due entirely to Sonic and Robotnik destroying the movie with hilarious charm. You will laugh and smile a lot throughout this comedy even though it's PG. Other noteworthy aspects of the film were the characters, charm, and CGI. The black female family put in the movie is sweet but feels underdeveloped -gives a subtle impression of race/sex insertion in order to feel racially and chromosomally balanced, rather than to provide enjoyable characters. The soundtrack is peppy and enjoyable, though given the Sonic universe's well-established quality soundtracks in games, I feel there is fair room for improvement in future sequels. Ryan Reynolds is a great main actor to accompany Sonic for his reactions and tough charming appeal. CGI within the movie struck a perfect balance between cartoonishness and realism in conveying Sonic and the robots attacking him. Things like fur, feathers, quills, were all well-conveyed CGI-wise. Loved certain CGI-animated cinematographic choices that made certain scenes incredibly hilarious and charming in how they enhanced the personalities of the main characters. What The Movie Should Have Done The lore, cultural depth, and focus on adding additional CGI characters like Sonic, were all things this movie really needed and didn't deliver. Just a couple more minutes of focus or more hinting at the backstory and world Sonic came from was heavily warranted but not given. The focus on southern relatable experiences is enjoyable to a point, but it does feel a little over-done purely for the sake of appealing to a wider audience. Taking better advantage and showing more respect for the various locations across the planet the two characters Sonic and Robotnik visit, would have made the movie more immersive and potentially funnier if more varied cultural humor was used. Certain lines felt they could use a more dramatic delivery, and certain times where the comedic tone perhaps should have been replaced with a more dramatic tone. The writing was good, but the comedy was a little soft in places and likewise there were too many missed opportunities for edgy cool writing that weren't taken. Likewise, expanding on the cultural and meaningful impact of choices made by the characters, as well as news media and people on the streets reacting, would have been a better choice to make in order to provide a more immersive enjoyable impact for the viewer -similar to what the Marvel Cinematic Universe often does in relation to its heroes. Since the characters visit multiple locations in the world, there should have been people in those locations reacting to what's going on. It's also shown Robotnik is a genius hinted at understanding multiple other languages, so it would have been funny if he'd spoken subtitled cultural jokes in the corresponding subtitled languages. The characters were flat with no development and apart from Ryan Reynolds, Sonic, and Jim Carrey, the other characters were lackluster in personality depth. There should have been a couple more characters at least equal in quality to Sonic in terms of writing and unique charms, but none came close. Robotnik was a league above Sonic's dialogue and personality quality -something future movies definitely should fix if they add more Sonic Universe characters. I understand that this movie would have taken too long and cost too much if these recommended choices were made; but, that is the difference between 3 and 4 stars. Hopefully more time and money is put into addressing these lacking areas in future installments. Thank Chaos they fixed the Sonic the Hedgehog design -I would have knocked this down a point for that alone.
The movie was character-centric and thus the movie's value is tied closely to the quality of the characters. Will Smith saved the movie as Dead Eye. The Joker was underwhelming and played too minor of a part. Harley Quinn was hit and miss with the dialogue but provided descent quirky acting and facial expressions. The other villains were fairly bland and quiet for better or for worse. As for the main two villains who the Suicide Squad is trying to take down, they are undeveloped as characters and just generic old gods trying to destroy the world. All that being said, the movie also had strong visuals accompanying the action with effects and coloring more of the movie industry I feel should look into applying in their movies. It is nice to see a movie willing to dare to be colorful and visually pleasing in a modern movie industry composed chiefly of grey and brown action flicks.
