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Movie Review for Over the Hedge
Movie Review for
Over the Hedge
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56 Reviews total.
Release date: 5/19/2006
Run length: 90 mins.
Categories:
Comedy
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Kids/Family
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Animation
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Adaptation
Summary:
Just whose backyard is it, anyway? Spring has sprung, and Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover that a large, green hedge has cropped up right through the middle of their once-natural habitat. Enter RJ, an opportunistic raccoon who explains that the world beyond the hedge is "the gateway to the good life" where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to live. "For humans," RJ proclaims, "enough is never enough." Suspicious and even a little jealous of the charismatic smooth-talking RJ, the ever cautious Verne wants to keep his blended family safely on their side of the hedge. But, proving the adage that one man's garbage is another man's--or, rather, animal's--treasure, the manipulative RJ has his own reasons for convincing the woodland band that there is little to fear and everything to gain from their over-indulgent new neighbors. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they and their furry friends learn to coexist with--and even exploit--this strange new world called suburbia.
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
John Wirt
of Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (7/0)
Way smarter than the average bear.
By
Marrit Ingman
of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
With more attention to the fundamentals of narrative, Over the Hedge wouldn’t be so over the top.
By
Fred Topel
of Can Magazine (7/0)
Maybe the concept just wasn't funny enough to mine for a whole movie. But considering they do a c...
By
Lawrence Toppman
of Charlotte Observer (7/0)
When Hedge clicks on all cylinders, Chuck Jones smiles down from heaven.
By
Carolyn Arends
of Christianity Today (7/0)
The film's messages -- pro-family, pro-ecology, anti-consumerism -- sometimes feel forced. But He...
By
Joshua Tyler
of CinemaBlend.com (7/0)
A cute, clever little movie that gets on the screen, entertains, and then gets off.
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Matt Brunson
of Creative Loafing (7/0)
Yet another charmless animated feature made by profiteers whose historical reference point seems ...
By
Chris Vognar
of Dallas Morning News (7/0)
Visually energetic and light on its feet, it's frothy entertainment that has some ideas in its he...
By
Boo Allen
of Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (7/0)
Silly, but fun.
By
Jeff Vice
of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (7/0)
In addition to a few laugh-out-loud moments, this animated comedy actually manages to say somethi...
By
Eric D. Snider
of EricDSnider.com (7/0)
A buoyant and funny animated lark in its own right, regardless of its funny-pages origins.
By
Joe Utichi
of FilmFocus (7/0)
Bursting with energy, excitement and humour while finding a tone that'll have kids and adults ali...
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Rob Vaux
of Flipside Movie Emporium (7/0)
If it settles for being ordinary, at least it's a well-made ordinary, delivering dependable enter...
By
Peter Canavese
of Groucho Reviews (7/0)
The voice work and animation are both a cut above the average, and the film's energy is brisk.
By
Kit Bowen
of Hollywood.com (7/0)
Leave it to a bunch of hilarious woodland critters to teach us suburbia-bound humans a few things...
By
Steve Rhodes
of Internet Reviews (7/0)
A rollicking good time.
By
JoBlo
of JoBlo's Movie Emporium (7/0)
This film 'does its job' but not much more than that.
By
James Sanford
of Kalamazoo Gazette (7/0)
If the movie doesn't break much new ground, either in terms of its animation or its storyline, it...
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
David Kaplan
of Kaplan vs. Kaplan (7/0)
There are occasionally marvelous pieces of animation and editing, and it is packed with snappy an...
By
Ella Taylor
of L.A. Weekly (7/0)
With its clever script smartly tailored to fit all ages, Over the Hedge kept me nicely fed and wa...
By
Luke Y. Thompson
of LYTRules.com (7/0)
kids might have more fun with the DVD, where they will presumably be able to skip directly to the...
By
Matt Pais
of Metromix.com (7/0)
Zips by as if the movie knows you have more important things to do.
By
Susan Granger
of Modamag.com (7/0)
Filled with pop culture references and zingly one-liners, it's delightfully comic and sweetly ins...
By
Kevin N. Laforest
of Montreal Film Journal (7/0)
The best animated movie of the year and one of the most fun movies of the summer whatsoever!
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Jeffrey Westhoff
of Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (7/0)
Over the Hedge is an important evolution for DreamWorks Animation because it proceeds from a stor...
By
Mark Kermode
of Observer [UK] (7/0)
A cookie-cutter money-spinner, finely tooled for maximum profit, but utterly lacking timeless cha...
By
Frank Swietek
of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
Underwhelming...among kidflicks of this sort it's neither great nor terrible, just mediocre.
By
Mark Sells
of Oregon Herald (7/0)
Can't seem to rise above to see the hedge for the trees.
By
Cynthia Fuchs
of PopMatters (7/0)
Amid the requisite topical references, the film includes throwback violence (plainly inspired by ...
By
Linda Cook
of Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (7/0)
It's a fast-paced show in which all is not as it seems, one characters has a sinister hidden agen...
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Robin Clifford
of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
It is a truly for-all-ages movie that is a joy to behold.
By
Jeffrey Chen
of ReelTalk Movie Reviews (7/0)
The strip's personal tone of humor is replaced by a wacky please-the-kids soullessness that's all...
By
James O'Ehley
of SA Movie & DVD Magazine (7/0)
An energetic, funny and clever computer-animated movie, just the sort of movie you'd expect the m...
By
Sean Means
of Salt Lake Tribune (7/0)
The satirical look at suburban blight ... will entertain the grown-ups, while the dizzying antics...
By
David Elliott
of San Diego Union-Tribune (7/0)
Two directors plus five writers show some taste and keep things impish for kids, with cute jokes ...
By
Michael Szymanski
of Sci-Fi Weekly (7/0)
As a film buff I certainly appreciated the obscure film references, but gosh, some of these are w...
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Ted Fry
of Seattle Times (7/0)
A charming, clever and crisply paced little confection about small, junk-food-addled mammals that...
By
Nick Rogers
of State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (7/0)
High on culture, low on pop, but easily has a bubbling feature-length fizz. Within snappy action ...
By
Dustin Putman
of TheMovieBoy.com (7/0)
2006 has not been a kind year to the animated genre and the empty, irresponsible Over the Hedge i...
By
Scott Nash
of Three Movie Buffs (7/0)
Anyone looking for lighthearted summer entertainment, suitable for the whole family, this is the ...
By
Ken Fox
of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
A sly satire of American 'enough is never enough' consumerism and blind progress at the expense o...
By
Brian Tallerico
of UGO (7/0)
A clever and fun escape from the summer blahs.
Reviews of Over the Hedge
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Urban Cinefile Critics
of Urban Cinefile (7/0)
Over the Hedge is a sly ride. It sizzles less with the winking nudging sentiment, and instead off...
By
Matthew Turner
of ViewLondon (7/0)
Brightly animated, frequently hilarious and perfectly cast comedy from the Dreamworks stable - th...
By
Robert Wilonsky
of Village Voice (7/0)
It feels like I've already seen Over the Hedge four times, after witnessing the parade of commerc...
By
Willie Waffle
of WaffleMovies.com (7/0)
Once again proving, TALKING ANIMALS ARE FUNNY!
By
John Beifuss
of Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
Depicts a woodland war of insurgency against suburbia... until violent slapstick beats the promis...
By
Greg Maki
of Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
... Offers something for everyone ...
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Phil Villarreal
of Arizona Daily Star (3/4) No reference
Just as too much sugar makes your stomach hurt, too much cuteness makes your eyes squint.
By
Pablo Villaca
of Cinema em Cena (3/4) No reference
Animação despretensiosa que, eficiente do ponto de vista técnico, substitui a originalidade pela ...
By
Glenn Whipp
of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
Ultimately, the movie's smorgasbord approach to story works because it contains enough humor, cle...
By
Roger Moore
of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
Over the Hedge may be 'just' a cartoon. But it's also a biting and funny jab at SUV-MSG Nation.
By
Wesley Lovell
of Oscar Guy (6/1) No reference
This funny film follows the foibles of foragers forced to find food in the suburbs.
By
Gary Thompson
of Philadelphia Daily News (3/4) No reference
There is lots here to keep younger children entertained and occasionally delighted.
Reviews of Over the Hedge
By
Forrest Hartman
of Reno Gazette-Journal (3/4) No reference
A very good film that will appeal to everyone in the family.
By
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
of TheMovieChicks.com (6/1) Not Reachable
A fun family film with lots of silly antics from the animals, high energy, and terrific animation...
Movie Distributors
United International Pictures
Paramount Pictures Production Companies
DreamWorks Animation Movie Studios
DreamWorks SKG
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