Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Review: Knuckles Steals The Show In Fun But Stuffed Sequel
Back in 2020, Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog managed to be one of the few films to get a proper theatrical release. In the weeks before the coronavirus pandemic rolled over the world in earnest, the video game adaptation raked in a solid amount of money and won over fans who might've been initially put off by the titular character's infamous first design. And so, it's with some high expectations that Sonic the Hedgehog 2now arrives, still flossing and lobbing Olive Garden jokes. Once again directed by Jeff Fowler, the new film introduces several more elements from the games, making for a more familiar Sonic story. Though it lacks the same zippy energy as the first film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is bolstered by fun new characters and a perfectly wacky Jim Carrey.
Set sometime after the first movie, speedy hedgehog Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) is now happily settled in Green Hills with «Donut Lord» Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter). Life is good, especially when Tom and Maddie jet off to Hawaii for a wedding, leaving Sonic to indulge in some typical teenage antics while home alone. However, his fun time is disrupted by the return of Dr. «Eggman» Robotnik (Carrey), now freed from the Mushroom Planet with the help of powerful new ally Knuckles the Echidna (voiced by Idris Elba). Both Robotnik and Knuckles seek the Master Emerald, an artifact with the immense power to destroy and remake the world, and believe Sonic knows where it is. Aided by new friend Tails (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey), Sonic must set out to find the Emerald before his enemies and prevent untold consequences.
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