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Directed by: Jeff Fowler Stars: Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Colleen O’Shaughnessy Rating: PG Not many video game movies have been great, so when Sonic immediately sparked backlash in 2019 with a radical reimagining of the speedy hedgehog, it didn’t bode well. Thankfully, director Jeff Fowler went back to the drawing board (literally) – and the film ended up a surprise hit at the box office. Fast-forward two-and-a-half years and the
electric blue video game character is back with a sequel. As far as the plot goes, it’s hardly rocket science. Ben Schwartz portrays Sonic as your stereotypical teen upstart who desperately wants to play at being the hero, while father figure Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) tries to keep him safe. Meanwhile, moustache-twirling villain Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) is recovering from his climactic fight with Sonic at the end of the last movie. He gets rescued from exile on the Mushroom Planet by a new ally, Knuckles the Echinda (Idris Elba), and they seek an emerald which will give them untold power. It’s left to Sonic and his new/old pal Tails (the fan-favourite flying fox, played by Colleen O’Shaughnessy) to thwart them and save Earth. Star Rating ****/*****
