The plot: Sonic, Knuckles and Tails reunite to battle Shadow, a mysterious new enemy with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, they seek out an unlikely alliance to stop Shadow and protect the planet.
I was most looking forward to this sequel.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 was Great.
Pros: I’m impressed how mature this movie gets. Jim Carrey is the man for playing two Robotnik’s. The film doesn’t waste time getting into the nitty-gritty of the full storyline. Tom & Maddie had more to do with the story this time around. Keanu Reeves killed it as Shadow the Hedgehog. I feel for a lot of emotion & they deliver the laughs.
Cons: My issues were about how it didn’t have time to breathe in-between moments of the film & seeing many of the characters die in the movie.
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Directed by Jeff Fowler
Produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno
Story by Pat Casey, Josh Miller
Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Based on Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba & Keanu Reeves.
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Edited by Al LeVine
Music by Tom Holkenborg
Production companies: Paramount Pictures, Sega Sammy Group, Original Film, Marza Animation Planet, Blur Studio
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
The Casts:
Voice cast
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog: An anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds, and the leader of Team Sonic.
- Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Miles “Tails” Prower: An intelligent anthropomorphic yellow-orange fox who can fly with his twin-tails.
- Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna: A hot-headed and serious anthropomorphic red echidna warrior with super strength.
- Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog: An anthropomorphic red-striped black hedgehog created from a secret government program called Project Shadow. He can teleport and has extreme strength. He has lived through tragedy and seeks revenge.
Live-action cast
- Jim Carrey as:
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik, a mad scientist and Sonic’s arch-nemesis whom he often refers to as “Eggman”.
- Gerald Robotnik, Ivo’s grandfather and Shadow’s creator. Carrey said an intrinsic difference between Gerald and Ivo was that Gerald was from an older, tougher generation, describing him as tough as “the rock that he crawled out from under”.
- James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, the adoptive father of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and the sheriff of Green Hills, Montana.
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski, Tom’s wife, the adoptive mother of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and the local veterinarian of Green Hills.
- Krysten Ritter as Director Rockwell, a high-ranking officer of the military organization Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N.).
- Natasha Rothwell as Rachel, Maddie’s sister.
- Shemar Moore as Randall Handel, Rachel’s husband who is an agent for G.U.N.
- Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone, Ivo Robotnik’s assistant.
- Tom Butler as Commander Walters, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is the leader of G.U.N.
- James Wolk portrays a young Commander Walters.
- Adam Pally as Wade Whipple, the deputy sheriff of Green Hills.
- Alyla Browne as Maria Robotnik, Gerald’s granddaughter who becomes a close friend to Shadow during his time in Gerald’s lab.
Additionally, Sofia Pernas, Cristo Fernández, and Jorma Taccone were cast in undisclosed roles.
I highly recommend this film to those who are hard-die sonic fans.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe