

In May 2019, the trailer was released online and within moments the web erupted with unanimous, seismic furor at the reveal of the titular hedgehog’s debut IRL lewk. In forgoing the ‘easy route’, they created a Sonic that even the most supportive of mothers would best describe as: “.interesting”.

It hasn’t left my brain for the last 72 hours.Įarly on in the production process, the filmmakers behind Sonic The Hedgehog famously decided that rather than create a 1:1 screen-worthy translation of the instantly recognisable blue speedster and then just add some ‘realistic’ furry texture ( Detective Pikachu style), they would be conjuring up their own design. Sonic The Hedgehog (2020), the cinematic experience, can best be described as ‘definitely a movie that people made’.Īt once, it’s an extremely predictable, easily forgettable paint-by-numbers odd couple/buddy cop/roadtrip number that simultaneously borders on ‘wow, this is so batshit it’s good!’.
