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The Nut Job
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Lepeniotis
Screenplay byLorne Cameron
Peter Lepeniotis[2]
Story byPeter Lepeniotis
Produced byGraham Moloy
WK Jung[3]
StarringWill Arnett
Brendan Fraser
Gabriel Iglesias
Liam Neeson
Katherine Heigl
Edited byPaul Hunter
Music byPaul Intson[2]
Production
companies
Toonbox Entertainment
Red Rover International
Gulfstream Pictures[3]
Distributed byOpen Road Films (USA)
The Weinstein Company (international)
Release date
  • January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
Running time
86 minutes[2]
CountriesCanada
United States
South Korea[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$42.8 million[1]

The Nut Job is a 2014 Canadian-South Korean[1]-American 3D computer animated comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis. It is written by Lorne Cameron and Peter Lepeniotis, starring Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigl. The film is based on the 2005 short animated film Surly Squirrel by Lepeniotis.[4] It was released on January 17, 2014 by Open Road Films.[3] With a budget of $42.8 million, it is the most expensive animated film co-produced in South Korea.[1]

Plot

Set in fictional Oakton, circa 1959,[2] a mischievous purple squirrel named Surly (Will Arnett) is banished from the park to the city by Raccoon (Liam Neeson) after a botched hot dog stand heist in the park by Grayson (Brendan Fraser) and Andie (Katherine Heigl) goes horribly wrong. With the help of his rat friend Buddy (Robert Tinkler), Surly plans a nut-store heist of outrageous proportions, and the duo unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a complicated adventure that might help the survival of the park's animal community even if it involves getting them to help out with the heist before the winter weather hits.

Cast

Production

On January 17, 2011, it was announced that Lorne Cameron would be writing the screenplay for the film along with Lepeniotis.[7] On November 15, 2012, it was announced that Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett and Brendan Fraser would be joining the cast of the film.[8] On March 1, 2013, it was announced that Liam Neeson would be joining the cast of the film.[9] On December 19, 2013, it was announced South Korean entertainer PSY would make a cameo appearance as himself during the film's ending credits which would also feature his hit song "Gangnam Style."[1]

Release

The film was released in the United States on January 17, 2014, and distributed by Open Road Films.[10] The first teaser trailer for the film was released on September 27, 2013.[11] International distribution will be handled by The Weinstein Company.[12] The film had its premiere at a Regal Cinemas theater in Los Angeles on January 11, 2014.[13]

Reception

Critical response

The Nut Job received negative reviews. On The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 14% rating, with an average score of 3.5/10, based on 44 critics. The site's consensus states: "Hampered by an unlikable central character and source material stretched too thin to cover its brief running time, The Nut Job will provoke an allergic reaction in all but the least demanding moviegoers."[14] Another review aggregation website Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 33 out of 100 based on 22 reviews.[15]

Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a negative review, saying "The Nut Job comes up short compared with a film like Ratatouille, which, despite its less-than-adorable rodents, won audiences over through appealing voicework and writing.[16] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap gave the film a negative review, saying "The Nut Job is merely shrill and frantic, chock-full of uninspired characters and tedious wackiness."[17] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, saying "A whimsical period setting helps this 3D animated caper escape some overly familiar trappings."[18] Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two out of five stars, saying "Arnett is a great comedic actor, an acidic wit. But here his Surly is just a selfish jerk. If there weren't some redemption involved, this wouldn't be a by-the-numbers animated feature. But it is, and there is, and it is wholly predictable."[19] Linda Barnard of the Toronto Star gave the film two out of four stars, saying "If The Nut Job fails to connect through its characters it deserves praise for being a visually inspired effort, with clear homage paid to 1950s animation styles, especially Warner Bros. classics."[20] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "The small-town setting of a half-century ago is beautifully animated by director Peter Lepenotis and his team, and there are some nicely staged old-school action sequences."[21]

Jordan Hoffman of the New York Daily News gave the film two out of five stars, saying "The cartoon is stuffed with exhausting visual mayhem. Some jokes land, but most kids over 10 will roll their eyes."[22] Joe Williams of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "The burnished backgrounds are pleasant to look at, but finding something to savor in the story is a tough nut to crack."[23] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film one out of four stars, saying "The Nut Job fights its protagonist's own charmlessness from the first scene. Turning a dislikable leading character a little less dislikable by the end credits sets an awfully low bar for this sort of thing."[24] Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "The overall mood resembles a furry, nut-based version of Stanley Kubrick's The Killing."[25] Peter Hartlaub of The San Francisco Chronicle gave the film two out of four stars, saying "Someone spent a lot of time making the architecture and production design match the era. Grandparents getting dragged to The Nut Job will be appreciative."[26] Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, saying "The Nut Job features decent CG animation, especially of animals, but the writing isn't particularly clever, relying on obvious puns and slapstick humor."[27] Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film two out of five stars, saying "That feeling of been-there-done-that is pervasive, with many of the jokes sounding like they were ripped off from other movies."[28]

Joel Arnold of NPR gave the film a positive review, saying "Once Surly and Buddy case the joint, develop a plan, and deal with the inevitable surprises, The Nut Job could be any classic caper flick."[29] Scott Bowles of USA Today gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "When the story gets stale, the movie inserts a "nuts" pun or, worse, resorts to a gas or burp joke. It doesn't work the first time, nor the fifth."[30] Miriam Bale of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying "The Nut Job features muddy-colored and often ugly animation, a plot that feels too stretched out and loaded with details to hold the attention of most children, and more flatulence jokes than anyone deserves."[31]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "PSY to Cameo in New Animation Movie "The Nut Job"". Soompi. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rechtshaffen, Michael (January 11, 2014). "The Nut Job: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2013). "Open Road Squirrels Away 3D Animated Pic 'The Nut Job' For January 17 Release". Deadline. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Production information of the film". toonboxent.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  5. ^ ScreenSlam (January 9, 2014). "The Nut Job: Gabriel Iglesias On Set Movie Interview". YouTube. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Schillaci, Sophie (January 3, 2013). "Liam Neeson to Voice Villainous Raccoon in 'The Nut Job'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Disney Scribe Lorne Cameron to Crack 'The Nut Job'". The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Fleming, Mike. "Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser Lend Voices To Animated 'The Nut Job'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. ^ Yamato, Jen. "Liam Neeson To Voice Villain In Animated Comedy 'The Nut Job'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  10. ^ "Open Road Acquires U.S. Rights On 'The Nut Job'". Variety. April 11, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "'The Nut Job' Teaser Trailer | Watch the video - Yahoo Movies". Yahoo Movies. Yahoo!. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  12. ^ "Weinstein Takes Nut Job". Northernstars.ca. July 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Cassie Carpenter. "Katherine Heigl makes The Nut Job premiere a family affair with husband Josh Kelley and shy daughter Naleigh | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "The Nut Job (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  15. ^ "The Nut Job Reviews". Metacritic. January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  16. ^ Peter Debruge Chief International Film Critic @AskDebruge (January 11, 2014). "'The Nut Job' Review: Squirrely Heist Movie Is No Match for Scrat". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  17. ^ "'The Nut Job' Review: Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph Can't Save This Cluster Bomb of a Kid Flick". TheWrap. January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  18. ^ "The Nut Job Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  19. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/20140116movie-review-nut-job-goodykoontz.html
  20. ^ "The Nut Job: Uninspired animated tale stars squirrels on a mission | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  21. ^ Lumenick, Lou (December 31, 2013). "Comedic chestnuts pay off in animated 'The Nut Job' | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  22. ^ "Movie reviews: 'The Nut Job,' 'Big Bad Wolves' and 'Like Father, Like Son'". NY Daily News. June 25, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  23. ^ Williams, Joe. "Animated 'Nut Job' is pea-brained : Entertainment". Stltoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  24. ^ Michael Phillips 10:48 a.m. CST, January 16, 2014 (December 18, 2013). "The Nut Job movie review by Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "'The Nut Job' review: Squirrel's jokes are acorny". Newsday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  26. ^ Peter Hartlaub (October 16, 2013). "'Nut Job' review: A mix of the crude and the noir-ish". SFGate. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  27. ^ Ellingson, Annlee. "Review: 'The Nut Job' 3-D animated movie doesn't quite crack it". latimes.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  28. ^ Post Store. "'The Nut Job' movie review: The grouchy squirrel might grow on you". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  29. ^ Arnold, Joel. "Movie Review - 'The Nut Job' - A Churl Of A Squirrel, On The Make In The Big City". NPR. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  30. ^ "'Nut Job' is just a squirrelly clunker". Usatoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  31. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/movies/in-the-nut-job-a-surly-squirrel-plans-a-heist.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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