Film Review: action, adventure and slapstick in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sega's blue blur goes fast, with Jim Carrey and Idris Elba in glorious pursuit - but an ill-advised subplot costs this family comedy some gold rings
Film Review: action, adventure and slapstick in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog, voiced by Ben Schwartz: trades Green Hill Zone for the silver screen

★★★☆☆

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG) opens with Sonic’s former nemesis Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) exiled to a distant planet, where he bemoans his lot as ‘a featured player in the theatre of the absurd.’ Defeated in the original Sonic the Hedgehog by the speedy blue hedgehog, Robotnik seizes his opportunity for revenge when he is rescued by the powerful Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba). Returning to Earth, Robotnik and Knuckles seek out the magic emerald which will give them unlimited power as they pursue their nefarious schemes.

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