AC12: Random Movie Review - Over the Hedge

You've probably all seen a film like this before. A film where some bad business man and/or woman wants to clear the land of woodland creatures to make way for some new developments. But a bunch of animals and/or people who want to protect such things, are having none of it and will stop at nothing to protect their land. That is really the scenario in a nutshell. There is no other way of saying it. But despite that, Over the Hedge is actually pretty fun so it may use an overly familiar scenario. But at least its fun. So let's try and get over that hedge:

So we meet this raccoon (voiced by legendary action hero Bruce Willis) who enters the cave of this bear (voiced by Nick Nolte) who has managed to find some food from some nearby food places and is set for hibernation. But when the raccoon accidentally knocks the food down, the bear offers him a deal in that the raccoon can either get his food back within a week or be eaten. The raccoon named RJ takes on the bear who calls himself Vincent's offer and heads to a suburban housing development that to him is a treasure trove of food. He eventually then meets a group of other wildlife animals who are also looking for some food to hibernate on and although hesitant in helping them, RJ must choose between them or Vincent. All that plus an exterminator is on the way to take them all out.

Despite the story and the mature pop culture references and jokes, this film is actually OK. Its clever and funny in its own right with some good characters and plenty of things to do. But as previously mentioned, this film has a predictable story, pop culture references and jokes that only adults will get. And the animation isn't great either but the year it came out may be the reason why its not great. But despite not being a classic, its fun and you will no doubt have a good time with this. Even if it has predictable and mature content. 7/10