Over the Hedge (2006)

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

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...is solid family entertainment, and it's better than 2006's previous tepid animated releases. This isn't a "must see" cartoon, but neither is it something to be avoided. It fulfills the modest expectations of giving parents something they can see with their children without having to flip the "off" switch in their brains. I used the term "cute" earlier, and that's probably the most apt one-word descriptor that can be applied to Over the Hedge. 

Despite a few problems with pacing, "Over the Hedge" is fun for both kids and adults. Steve Carrell as Hammy the Squirrel really steals the show from the amusing cast of characters.

--Scott Chitwood (ComingSoon.net)

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...could be the beginning of a series with something to say about man's influential relationship with his fellow creatures. It's laugh out loud funny while getting its audience to look at itself from another perspective....It is a truly for-all-ages movie that is a joy to behold. A,B+

--Robin and Laura Clifford

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...maybe “Over the Hedge” will wind up being that big summer movie that theater owners have been waiting for. 

--Scott Mantz (MovieMantz.com)

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Don't get me wrong, I laughed like a [insert laughing animal of choice here] throughout Over the Hedge, the latest DreamWorks Animation project to provide career rejuvenation for famous-name actors employed to voice the neuroses of raccoons, porcupines, skunks, squirrels, possums, and turtles lost in suburbia. The characterizations are charming. The voice acting is delightful.... B+

--Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly)

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Chirpy, silly fun for youngsters thanks to solid character animation.

--Kirk Honeycutt (Hollywod Reporter)

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Amusing and good-natured, Over the Hedge is a zippy ride through consumer-crazy suburbia as seen by a blended family of yappy forest creatures....Be sure to stay through the film's lengthy closing credits, there's a fun reward at the end. 

--GARY GOLDSTEIN (Reel.com)

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Cast

Bruce Willis Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Twelve Monkeys Garry Shandling Hurlyburly, What Planet Are You From?, Mixed Nuts William Shatner Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Miss Congeniality, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Nick Nolte The Thin Red Line, Hotel Rwanda, Hulk Allison Janney American Beauty, Finding Nemo, 10 Things I Hate About You Eugene Levy American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding Catherine O'Hara Beetle Juice, Home Alone, The Nightmare Before Christmas [more]

I expected nothing from “Over the Hedge,” and came out grinning ear to ear. I noted the flaws and filed them away, but they in no way prevented me from thoroughly enjoying this movie. They’re still a ways away from capturing a Pixar-esque level of magic,but they’ve taken great leaps in stepping up the quality and intelligence of their work, and that is to be commended...  --David Medsker (Bullz-eye.com) ...Green space isn't all that's scarce. An exciting way to entertain our kids is on the verge of extinction, too.  --Wesley Morris (Boston Globe) ...is decently fun for what it is, after all -- but even as a kid I exhibited loyalty to cartoon movies I could recognize creativity and originality in. If we don't care to foster and reward that kind of recognition and thinking in our kids now, then maybe our absurd sense of logic deserves to be mocked by the woodland creatures who live over the hedge. 6/10 --Jeffrey Chen (WindowToMovies.com)

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