Once again, Jim Carrey channels the same silly energy we haven't seen since the late 90s, which ultimately proves fitting for a franchise that had its heyday during the same era that movies like Ace Ventura and The Mask were popular. Zany Jim Carrey movies and Sonic the Hedgehog were very huge albeit separate staples of my childhood, and I still have a hard time wrapping my head around their coalescence during my adult years.
Less plot-focused and more setpiece-y…
I've seen this a few times at this point, and while it still doesn't necessarily rank among my all time favorite bad movies, there's something about it that makes it incredibly watchable for me.
This may not be the cinematic masterpiece my seven-year-old mind would have had me believe.
You know what? Fuck you, yes it is.
Chris Rock: "EDDIE MURPHY IS THE GREATEST PERSON TO HAVE EVER LIVED, AND HE IS THE REASON SNL HAS SURVIVED AS LONG AS IT HAS. BOW TO THE GREAT AND POWERFUL EDDIE MURPHY AND WORSHIP THE GROUND UPON WHICH HE WALKS."
Eddie Murphy: "Oh, thanks I guess."
