Plot: After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet — becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they’re turning good.
This movie was surprising good.
Pros: The animation looks so good. I like the premise where the bad guys are trying to be good and it about friendship. How the voice cast were believable being bad to the bold. Many of stimulating action sequences and rude humour & also how it put off there twists & turns.
Cons: It was disappointing they didn’t do much with snake’s character after they breakup. Familiar cliches you can a mile away & the world wasn’t that well define.
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Animation
Directed by Pierre Perifel
Screenplay by Etan Cohen
Based on The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Produced by Damon Ross, Rebecca Huntley
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein & Lilly Singh.
Edited by John Venzon
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Production company: DreamWorks Animation Studios
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Voice Cast:
- Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf, a witty, charming, pickpocket wolf and the leader of “The Bad Guys” gang, who also acts as the gang’s getaway driver
- Marc Maron as Mr. Snake, a grouchy, cynical safe-cracking snake, Wolf’s second-in-command, as well as his best friend[9]
- Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula, a sharp-tongued, sarcastic tarantula and expert hacker also known as “Webs”
- Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark, a childish, sensitive great white shark and master of disguise
- Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha, a short-fused, loose-cannon piranha and the “muscle” of the gang
- Richard Ayoade as Professor Marmalade, a wealthy guinea pig philanthropist and scientist who mentors Wolf’s group with doing “good deeds”, but is secretly an evil and greedy individual intending to steal from his own charity
- Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington (a.k.a. The Crimson Paw), a red fox serving as the state governor and former master thief-turned-good
- Alex Borstein as Misty Luggins, the hot-tempered human chief of police who is determined to arrest The Bad Guys at any cost
- Lilly Singh as Tiffany Fluffit, a local human news reporter with the tendency to exaggerate her reports
I recommend renting this film from Sky Store before seeing seeing the sequel this weekend.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe