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The Nut Job
The Nut Job

5.8

The Nut Job

PG·2014·85m

Summary

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.

Crew

Director, Story, Writer

Peter Lepeniotis

Story

Daniel Woo

Writer

Lorne Cameron

Reviews

Kamurai

Kamurai

July 25, 2020

2

Horrible watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend, even for younger audiences.

I have no idea how this thing got a sequel. It's supposed to be two parallel mob heist stories, but they don't really line up past there being a heist.

None of the characters are interesting or likeable, maybe the girl squirrel, the dog, and the mute rat but that's more because they are lovable stupid / naive. You're not supposed to still dislike the "heroes" at the end of the movie. The writing parts of this that are remotely interesting are too complex for kids to get and they don't pan out.

It's literally a lot of "squirrels like nuts", "squirrels try to get nuts", "humans don't like squirrels", repeat.

Anything endearing about this is more annoying. Even when the "twists" happen, they don't mean anything because they're all still jerks, even if they happened to do the right thing.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$42,000,000.00

Revenue:

$122,500,000.00

Keywords

squirrel
villain
heist
anthropomorphism
park
animals
nut