Is there anyone better at playing a cartoon villain than Jim Carrey? Maybe that’s a strange question considering his recent absence from the mainstream. After all, the last time he conjured animated laughs and maniacal quirks was two decades ago, when he wore green skin and fur and wrapped himself in a Santa suit. It’s been a while. But from the moment he shows up in Sonic the Hedgehog, it doesn’t take long to recognize that Carrey has returned from hibernation. He’s having so much fun that you hardly notice the bags under his eyes.
It’s easy to forget that playing a caricature like Dr. Robotnik—the technologically savvy mad engineer and primary antagonist of this otherwise dull movie—is in Carrey’s wheelhouse. He’s one of the few actors that can plausibly stretch one note (evil!) into dozens. Here, under his slicked hair and wickedly curled mustache,...
It’s easy to forget that playing a caricature like Dr. Robotnik—the technologically savvy mad engineer and primary antagonist of this otherwise dull movie—is in Carrey’s wheelhouse. He’s one of the few actors that can plausibly stretch one note (evil!) into dozens. Here, under his slicked hair and wickedly curled mustache,...
- 2/13/2020
- by Jake Kring-Schreifels
- The Film Stage
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