Saturday, May 27, 2006

Mini-Review: "Over The Hedge"

Review by Fat Jack
3 stars out of 5

Now in Theatres

Rated PG


Directed by:
Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Chruch, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Avril Lavigne.


Rotten Tomatoes:
73% fresh
Netflix: 4.3 stars out of 5
IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10
Roger Ebert: 3 stars out of 4

A group of hibernating animals wake up to find their food is depleted and it’s time to lay some in. During their long winter’s nap, a monolithic hedge appeared between them and suburbia. A sleezy raccoon with his own agenda manipulates the group to help him rob the refrigerator of a nasty little lady.

If you forget the fact that turtles, porcupines, squirrels and skunks don’t hibernate and then let go of the idea that a hedge of that size cannot sprout of over one winter and you have a mediocre outing for the family. It’s not good enough that adults will want to see it without children present, but it’s fine if you need to do something as a family. You will not be remiss if you wait for the DVD. (see the trailer) (visit the official site)

RJ: “That is an S.U.V. Humans ride in them because they are slowly loosing their ability to walk.”
LEW: “Wow, it’s huge.”
HAMMY: “How many people fit in there?”
RJ: “Normally, about one.”

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