Sonic 3: O Filme

It certainly possesses enough of the requisite frenetic action sequences and silly jokes to keep small fry entertained while not boring their adult chaperones.

It might be enough to entertain young children or diehard SEGA loyalists, but the rest of us are left to lament that the running time isn't as fast as its blue protagonist.

"Sonic 3" gives hyperactivity a good name. Jeff Fowler, who directed all three of these movies, is a quicker and wittier flimflam magician of energy than he was when he made the first "Sonic" in 2020.

Against all odds, the Sonic the Hedgehog movies appear to be getting better as they go.

The hedgehogs are the stars here, and after three delightfully breezy good times at the theater, it's no longer a surprise as to why that is.

This is a movie you take your 9-year-old nephew to when he won't shut up about Pokémon and you need something to occupy him for a few hours before you lose your mind.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is an action-packed blast from start to finish that should please even the prickliest Green Hill Zone groupies.

While "Sonic 3" continues to steadily build out the game mythology, this time the big moments are bigger and the small moments are fewer.

That life-and-death dilemma of director Jeff Fowler's film adds unlikely stakes to a story that would otherwise be, well, extremely stupid.

There's no coherence here, each scene sitting in disjointed discomfort with the next.

Get ready for the sight of two Jim Carreys engaging in sanctioned buffoonery.

It's all gone in a blue blur, but the blur is fun while it lasts.

"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is way better than it has a right to be: as a video game adaptation, as a threequel, as a family-friendly movie coming out on the cusp of Christmas.

"loud, chaotic and often corny, with a visual style that can only be described as "retina-searing," but the script by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington is funny, punny and doesn't take itself too seriously."

All these films demonstrate a defined, charming sensibility as they throw a million gags at the wall to see what sticks; it's mostly a victory, even if just a few do.

Falling despairingly into the franchise trap of meta-irony, 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' will be remembered as an attempt of self-sabotage.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 delivers the best blend of action and fun, improving on past films with engaging characters, exciting sequences, and an epic storyline.

The story is an awkward mix of comedy and melodrama as it tries to make villains into heroes. It only half succeeds as a comedy and a melodrama. I would have preferred more comedy and less death, betrayal and anger.

It is more of the same with the emphasis on more and same... but dialed up.

"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is the best entry in this franchise. It's a fun, action-packed animated movie that will entertain its targeted audience.