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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film review - a fitting finale for the Year of Shadow

Sega and Paramount more closely align game and film worlds for an authentic Sonic romp with added Keanu cool.

This particular golden script was obviously enough for him to return and he's clearly having a lot of fun - he's in typically outlandish form here, love or hate him, and his newly bald head helps to bring his cartoonish characterisation even closer to the games. This is a welcome change, with the film focused on slick action over absurd comedy, though it's a shame to see Lee Majdoub's Agent Stone become such a wet blanket and Krysten Ritter's Director Rockwell is underutilised as a villain. It's quippy and self-aware, balancing broad pop culture appeal with authenticity to its source material, while its flashy action thrills alongside an unbridled sense of cool that's only enhanced by Reeves as Shadow.

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