Review of Hop (2011) by Stuart K — 05 Aug 2013
Directed by Tim Hill (Muppets from Space (1999), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)) and produced by Illumination Entertainment, at the time hot off the success of Despicable Me (2010), this is a seasonal film with a difference, it isn't about Christmas, Thanksgiving or Halloween.
It's a sweet-toothed affair, even if it fall into all the pratfalls that films like these usual have, but it is fun in places. On Easter Island, young rabbit E.B. (Russell Brand) is in line to succeed his father Mr.
Bunny (Hugh Laurie) as the Easter Bunny, but E.B. is scared by all the responsibilities the title has, so E.B. runs away to Hollywood to follow his dream of becoming a rock drummer. It's in Van Nuys where he meets out of work slacker Fred O'Hare (James Marsden), who is looking for a job, but is amazed when he learns about E.
B.'s calling. Meanwhile, back on Easter Island, a trio of ninja bunnies are sent to Hollywood to look for E.B. however, Easter Chick Carlos (Hank Azaria) plans a revolt against Mr. Bunny, while in Hollywood, E.
B. auditions for David Hasselhoff. Razz It's a very silly film, and it's done with kids in mind, but if you lower you expectations enough, then it's actually a good film to watch. It's not perfect, films like this seldom are, but it has it's heart in the right place, and it mixes live-action and CGI animation well enough.
This review of Hop (2011) was written by Stuart K on 05 Aug 2013.
Hop has generally received mixed reviews.
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