Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of those films that had a certain amount of notoriety before it was even released. When the trailer was released the biggest issue was that Sonic looked terrible and the fall out was on the same scale that Cats received however unlike Cats, this film went back to the drawing board (or computer screen) and improve his look. I played Sonic on the Sega Mega Drive as it was called in the UK and I’m amazed that it took until now for a film to be made. I can’t really review this film like I would other films because its aimed more at kids than for 37 year olds like me. The setup of the film is that Sonic arrived on Earth and is trying to stay hidden but when he gets discovered by Tom he has to contend with avoiding Dr Robotnik and finding the gold coins that get transported to San Francisco where Tom is about to move to. That’s all you really need in a Sonic film as the success of this film comes from the tone of the film. It never felt like they were going to just ...