
Part of the story focuses on how Sonic's relationship with Tom and Maddie has developed since the first film. That said, the action comedy embodies Sonic's point of view almost too much: It feels like a fifth grader hopped up on sugar, running at full speed in a million different directions. It's an incredibly effective way to deliver relatability and positive messages to young viewers. Transforming a video game character into a hilarious preteen alien who wants to be a superhero is a stroke of brilliance.
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To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. The same stressed-out character angrily calls someone an "a-hole," and Robotnik tosses out comical insults. Mai Tais and champagne flow freely at a Hawaiian wedding, and when one character is under intense pressure, she drinks from the bottle. Law enforcement officers use Tasers instead of guns. Sonic's childish outlook and humor (get ready for fart jokes) help make him relatable to kids - so when he learns important social and emotional and life skills (like teamwork and personal responsibility), they might, too. But near drownings and real-life machinery that flies through the air could be scary. Robotnik, the movie's cartoonish violence clearly isn't real, and most of the constant peril is unlikely to have a lasting impact on kids. With Jim Carrey also back as the comically evil Dr.



Tom ( James Marsden) and Maddie ( Tika Sumpter) are now acting as his parents, trying to rein him in. The sequel depicts Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) as a tween who's determined to build a reputation as a hero in his community. Parents need to know that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 continues the Sega video game-based film series that began with Sonic the Hedgehog.
