Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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14
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10
Negative:
4
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyDec 19, 2024
It’s hard to settle on what’s more bombastic: Carrey’s admittedly virtuoso double act, or the teeming computer graphics gadgetry of death and destruction spilling out of every corner of the screen. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeDec 18, 2024
Carrey’s antic madness – elsewhere often too much to digest – is just what the Sonic films needed to balance out the digital gloss. Read full review
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Screen DailyTim GriersonDec 18, 2024
Whether it’s Jim Carrey playing not one but two supervillains, or the introduction of even more supporting characters, Sonic 3 wears out its welcome, resulting in an entertaining but exhausting affair. Read full review
60
Total FilmJack ShepherdDec 18, 2024
Far too many characters are vying for screen time in this predictably plotted sequel, but thankfully a weird, wild, and utterly brilliant central performance from Jim Carrey makes this a fun watch. A fine, wheel-turning instalment in a continually burgeoning franchise that will no doubt continue for many years to come. Read full review
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IGNA.A. Dowd Dec 18, 2024
Better jokes, better imagery, and two (!) inspired comic performances by Jim Carrey give this Sonic sequel an edge on its predecessors. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew PulverDec 18, 2024
Carrey, though, is very good value, getting off a couple of lines that might actually make grownups laugh, and generally putting himself about to decent effect. Without him, this film could have been a lot, lot worse. Read full review
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The PlaylistRodrigo PerezDec 19, 2024
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 feels like a darker, the-end-times-are-near blockbuster in the vein of a big “Avengers” Marvel movie, and it’s unclear how being like everyone else serves a franchise that has been perfectly content to be its weird, wacky, lovable little self. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleZaki HasanDec 19, 2024
Part of what made the prior two “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies work was their playful, controlled scope that still provided engaging, serious storylines. By contrast, the third and latest installation overwhelms with so many explosions and colorful sky beams that instead of pulling the audience in, it has the opposite effect. Read full review
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The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDec 30, 2024
While I had more time than many of my fellow critics for the two previous movie spin-offs from the Sega video game series, it turns out that you can, in fact, have too much of a good thing. Read full review
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EmpireIan FreerDec 18, 2024
Slightly better than its predecessors, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 works hard to entertain — it has the odd bright moment — but overall lacks surprise, freshness or anything to set the heart racing. It’s a Saturday-morning cartoon writ long. Read full review
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