Film Review – The Nut Job

In the current state of CGI animation, projects are either massive blockbuster entries with a regal voice cast or disposable cartoons with actors taking work to impress their kids. “The Nut Job” follows last Thanksgiving’s “Free Birds” in the forgettable category, with the potential of a spiraling 3D caper featuring squirrels and forest friends lost to the drudgery of formulaic screenwriting and a reliance on bathroom humor to keep younger viewers entertained. It’s a bright picture with a certain Looney Tunes energy (and a love for a 2012 K-pop hit), but it’s also a tedious comedy missing proper punchlines and inspired plotting, giving moviegoers something they’ve seen before, often in a most laborious manner. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com