Sonic The Hedgehog Review: 10 Biggest Questions Answered
9. Does The Humour Work?
On the whole, the biggest issue with this movie is the complete failure of the humour. There are some nice moments featuring Sonic going solo, including a strong baseball scene and a funny little interlude with a turtle. There is also a very funny scene in which Sonic is mistaken for being a child 'caged' inside a bag, but that's where the humour stops.
While the fourth entry on the list outlines this in more detail, Carrey's humour, be it physical or verbal, consistently falls flat. It's like the Director had no idea how to temper Carrey's enthusiasm so just let him go and hoped for the best. In fairness to Carrey, every attempt at humour featuring just the human characters is dreadful.
The acting of several support actors is particularly poor, with roles designed to be out and out comic roles struggling to land a single laugh.
Which neatly brings us to the next entry...