Over The Hedge

May 16, 2006

Rated: PG Runtime: 85 min Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Over The Hedge is a typical kids movie with cute little animals making jokes and acting like idiots. But we know we love this stuff so it’s all good. Shrek and Shrek 2 were two of the best kids movies ever, but OTH really gives them both a run for their money.

Speaking of money, when are getting ours back for Madagascar? But I digress…

Dreamworks has created a winner here in OTH and it pays out with amazing looking animals and a laugh out loud story, so I guess I can forgive them that one slip up with Madagascar. Ok, so I’m digressing again… Time for the meat of the review so listen up!

Over The Hedge RJ the raccoon (Willis) is a con artist that tries to steal from a big scary BEAR (oooh, I’m shaking!). Naturally he succeeds but the bear wants his booty back or it’s gonna be RJ’s booty. Are you ready for the cliche’? Out comes the pack of cute little woodland creatures to help out RJ and save the day. There’s a super high squirrel, a self conscious skunk and a whiny turtle (Carell, Sykes and Shandling). RJ makes a list of the things he stole from Papa Bear during what seemed like an hour long commercial for everything from Pringles all the way to Doritos. By this point I was ready to dish out a two star review, but the climax really paid off and is easily worth three more stars. GO DREAMWORKS!

If your kids are bugging you to go see a movie and they’re too young for the PG-13 fare, take them to see Over The Hedge. Remember, though, that this is a big release from a bigtime studio and with schools letting out for the summer, so movie theaters are packing in the bacon. Get your tickets ahead of time, if possible, and be early to get a good seat. OTH will definitely entertain the whole family so go check it out.

Posted by CC | Filed Under 5 Stars, Bruce Willis, Comedy, Gary Shandling, PG, Steve Carrel, Theatrical, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner