Arts & Entertainment
Movie Review: βIce Ageβ More of the Same, But Still Entertains
Critics agree the fourth installment in the familiar franchise will keep the kids laughing even if the movie covers little new ground.
Will Scrat finally secure the cursed acorn? Will his pursuit have world-changing consequences? Find out in βIce Age: Continental Drift.β
Megan Lehmann of The Hollywood Reporter described βIce Age: Continental Driftβ as a movie children will love despite its failings.
βItβs familiar, drawn-out shtick, and the humor lacks the subtlety of the first and bestΒ βIce Age,β but there are some visually inventive high points,β Lehmann wrote.
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Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy agreed that the fourth installment of the βIce Ageβ series covers little new ground.
βUltimately, 'Ice Age 4'Β feels very much like it's a sequel for a franchise running out of steam. The jokes don't quite stick anymore, too many new characters are introduced (including mammoths voiced by Nicki Minaj andΒ Glee's Heather Morris) in a bid to inject new life into the story, and there's little real excitement beyond the 3D CGI spectacle,β he wrote.
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Hereβs what other critics had to say about βIce Age: Continental Driftβ:
βThe film spends more time on its fairly impressive ocean going action and an abundance of 3D-enhanced slapstick comedy - including the familiar interludes of squirrel-rat Scrat and his elusive acorns - that will amuse kids if not their parents.β β John Hazelton, Screen Daily
βIt's all sight gags and action beats, which tends to cover the shortcomings these assembly-line farces are infamous for. And at a brisk 94 minutes, it's less reliant on charm-starved chatter among its increasingly over-stuffed voice cast.β β Roger Moore, Orlando SentinelΒ
Ray Ramano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Chris Wedge are among the actors lending their voice talents to βIce Age: Continental Drift.β
The movie is rated PG for mild, rude humor and action/peril sequences.Β
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