It has been dubbed the “best of the series” in early reviews.
Watch: Sonic The Hedgehog 3 official trailer (Paramount)
has set a new record for the beloved franchise with its strong Rotten Tomatoes score.
The third film adapted from the legendary video game series is set to hit cinemas in the US tomorrow (December 20) and in the UK a day later.
Dubbed the “best in the series” in early reviews, Sonic 3 sees the titular hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz), Knuckles (Idris Elba), and Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) face off against Shadow (Keanu Reeves), forcing them to team up with arch-nemesis Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) in the process.
Ahead of its release, the film has garnered an 85% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the highest of the series so far.
The first Sonic film sits at 64% on the site, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2 holds a slightly higher score of 69%.
The critics’ consensus for Sonic 3 reads: “With a double helping of Jim Carrey’s antics and a quicksilver pace befitting its hero, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the best entry in this amiable series yet.”
The first reviews for the film have landed ahead of its release, with many championing it as the best of the series and lauding Carrey’s return as Dr Robotnik.
AV Club
“Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is an action-packed blast from start to finish that should please even the prickliest Green Hill Zone groupies.”
“While no one could deny the cash-grab fan-service underpinning to the entire project … well, it’s actually a not unenjoyable experience, even if you are someone on whom the intricacies of early-00s game narrative are lost.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“It certainly possesses enough of the requisite frenetic action sequences and silly jokes to keep small fry entertained while not boring their adult chaperones.”
Variety
“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.”
Slant Magazine
“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.”
Forbes
“[It] lets Carrey be Carrey in all the best ways, and he delights by seeming to be having as much fun doing it as we’re having watching it. It lets us escape entirely for 109 minutes, and laugh the whole time.”
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