Hey what's going on guys it's Dan here and today I'm going to give my review on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie!

I'm gonna do my best to avoid spoilers since the film just came out but there may be minor spoilers ahead so...you've been WARNED!

First off I just want to say the cast did a phenomenal job! Each one brought personality to their character and gave stellar performances. Ben Schwartz gave us yet another great performance as Sonic and once again brought the character to life on the big screen which is hard to do when adapting a video game into a film. He was quirky, charismatic, lovable, witty and overall, a great performance as the Blue Blur. Idris Elba gave an entertaining performance as Knuckles, to be honest it was like they brought the Uganda Knuckles to life in this incarnation of the character and Elba made it sound badass. Knuckles is normally seen as...a knucklehead, but Idris Elba made the character a proud warrior from a long line of tribal warriors who grew up the way he did and is not accustomed to earth. Here's a minor spoiler but his dialogue reminded me of Starfire from Teen Titans the way he'd say "I have won the Base of Ball!", it was a great fit for the character and I thought this was the best performance of Knuckles I've seen in a longtime. Colleen O’Shaughnessey is the official voice for Tails but here she did not half ass anything, she gave a great performance on the big screen and the fact that she was credited as well means a lot in the industry. Voice actors are never given the proper credit or even respect they deserve and I’m glad she got her name credited on a worldwide scale. Jim Carrey gave another hilarious and over the top performance as Dr Robotnik or Eggman however you wanna say it, there’s also reports that he’s retiring so if that’s true, then this is his perfect swan song to conclude his long career in the entertainment industry. I loved almost all his work even the bad ones (but lets be real they’re all funny in one way shape or form). 

The plot itself was pretty well written and stayed true to the source material with some minor changes here and there but those changes didn’t ruin my experience, it actually made the experience more interesting and fun. My only real complaint is when the side plot for the humans is dragged out too long. In the trailers they show Maddie’s sister Rachel is getting married in Hawaii and (another minor spoiler) there’s gonna be a twist at the wedding which is alright but it dragged out a good like 20 minutes which does explain why the movie is like 2 hours long. Even then, it didn’t kill my experience though maybe they should have kept that side plot shorter. It all connects and it progresses at a good pace, the chase for the master emerald was thrilling and exciting to watch especially with the obstacles they had to go through to get to it. The adventure with Sonic and Tails was a fun and engaging one filled with goofy fun, situations and good character growth in the main cast. 

The fight scenes were pretty exciting, I know these guys were CGI but it was well executed to look like a real fight as well as their powers used to fight one another. It was real nuts to butts action between Sonic and Knuckles as well as the final battle between Team Sonic and a chaotic Robotnik/Eggman. The director Jeff Fowler deserves plenty of credit for crafting the scenes with action and well done effects. 

I’d also like to mention how the film gave actual depth to the characters especially with Knuckles. Fans have known that Knuckles came from a tribe of warriors, but we never actually seen him talk that much in-depth about it. The film gave us an actual backstory on Knuckles where we get to see his perspective a bit. It two scenes in particular where Sonic and Knuckles talk about their lives and you get to hear both perspectives of the respective opposing sides which helped them understand each other and strengthen their new bond. The best part is it didn’t feel forced or rushed, it progressed naturally which made the team up all the better and action packed.

Overall, I believe this was not only a great film, but a great sequel as it stayed true to the source material and brought the aspects of the video games out in the best way possible. I put this up there with Spiderman 2 and Shrek 2 as one of the best sequels for a film franchise. One last minor spoiler, stay tuned for the end credit scene you guys are gonna love it since it’ll be synced to the next sonic film they’ve been talking about. I look forward to this coming to paramount plus so I can watch it but honestly I’d watch it again right now because it was awesome and even though this is video game movie, it’s something everyone can enjoy. Arcane was a film made for league of legends fans yet it was so captivating it managed to draw people outside of the game and made them fans of the show. The Sonic films are doing the exact same thing where it was made for fans but the films were so great and entertaining that it brought in people outside the Sonic fandom, a film series for all ages young and old, for super fans like myself and people like my brother who isn’t as big a fan but loves the films because they’re fun. 

Putting this into my rating, I’d give the Sonic 2 film:

9/10

I’d recommend each and every one of you to go out and see this film, one of the best films of the year. Plan a day to go out and see this film with friends, family or even a date because I will repeat myself, this is one of the best films of the year and one of the best video game movies done right.

That’s all I have to say, see ya!