Movie Review

G-Force (2009)

EW's GRADE
C

Details Release Date: Jul 24, 2009; Rated: PG; Length: 88 Minutes; Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids & Family; With: Nicolas Cage and Bill Nighy

Image credit: Disney

A family-friendly adventure about animated guinea pigs working as top-secret spies for the U.S. government, shot in Disney 3D and voiced by big-time stars including Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz, ought to be funny and kind of cute, right? Would you settle for frantic and loud, with a few lame jokes inserted pertaining to Cruz's Spanish accent? The first 3-D film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer turns out to be similar to 2-D projects from the same noise-making producer—heavy on action scenes and heavy, too, on message: Everyone is special, family is important, and smashed-up stuff looks cool. C

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Originally posted Jul 23, 2009 Published in issue #1059 Aug 07, 2009 Order article reprints
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