Brendan Fraser stars in this part live action, part animated family comedy. Dan Sanders (Fraser) is a profit-hungry property developer whose latest project threatens the habitat of the local woodland creatures. In a desperate effort to save their homes, the creatures set out to illustrate the environmental consequences of humankind's encroachment on nature. Led by a clever raccoon, they launch a protest that Dan cannot possibly ignore. Brooke Shields and Matt Prokop co-star.
| Starring: |
Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ken Jeong, Angela Kinsey, Matt Prokop, Rob Riggle, Skyler Samuels, Toby Huss, Jim Norton, Samantha Bee, Erin Howell, Rachel Dolan |
| Director: |
Roger Kumble |
| Run time: |
91 minutes |
| Languages: |
English |
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Surely a comedy is supposed to be funny, right? In the same way that action movies are supposed to have ...
Surely a comedy is supposed to be funny, right? In the same way that action movies are supposed to have action and Jennifer Aniston's films are supposed to be awful, if the audience resembles a morgue during a comedy then you know something is wrong. Step forward, Furry Vengeance.Brendan Fraser plays Dan Sanders, a real estate developer who has been relocated from the city to the Oregon wilderness with his wife (Brooke Shields) and son (Matt Prokop) to develop a new housing project. However, Dan faces a rather unique set of protesters: the local wildlife. Yes, masterminded by a raccoon, the forest animals begin to make life hell for Dan, playing all manner of practical jokes on the unsuspecting family man. Meanwhile, Dan's unscrupulous boss (Ken Jeong) is intent on not letting woodland critters get in the way of his money-making plans. Will Dan develop a conscience before it's too late?As mentioned, Furry Vengeance is supposed to be a family comedy - so, you know, a couple of laugh-out-loud moments are meant to be par for the course. Not here, my friends. Even five-year-olds would be forgiven for not emitting a guffaw at a film where a skunk outperforms the lead actor and a 'kooky' secretary confuses Indians (Native Americans) with 'Gandhi Indians' (yes, she actually says that). So two-dimensional that you might think you're watching a cartoon, but even the average cartoon is more watchable than this drivel. The less said about the three leads the better and while Ken Jeong was one of many highlights in The Hangover, his performance here verges on someone desperate to cash in on minor cult status. After watching Furry Vengeance you'll want to take revenge on the cinema.
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Press Association
Cute and cuddly woodland creatures including squirrels, deer, mice and groundhogs are revolting. Revolting against the real estate developers, who ...
Cute and cuddly woodland creatures including squirrels, deer, mice and groundhogs are revolting. Revolting against the real estate developers, who are encroaching on their territory, razing acres of lush, natural habitat to make way for ecologically-unsound housing estates. In Roger Kumble's family-oriented comedy, Mother Nature fights back tooth and claw (and hoof and feather) against the pesky human invaders. A mischievous raccoon with digitally-enhanced facial features is the chief architect of the cartoonish chaos, calling to arms his woodland chums to teach the interlopers a painful lesson about protecting the flora and fauna. Screenwriters Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert tip the balance of power firmly in favour of the critters for the first half of the film then allow the humans to gain the upper hand, albeit sneakily. However, you can't keep an army of birds and rodents down, setting up a final showdown that hammers home eco-conscious messages about recycling and caring for the environment with all of the subtlety of a big whiff of a skunk's bottom. Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser) works for Lyman Enterprises, a real estate company which is developing a small community in the forests of Oregon. The family man has transplanted his teacher wife Tammy (Brooke Shields) and teenage son Tyler (Matt Prokop) to the back of beyond while he completes the year-long project for his demanding boss, Neal Lyman (Ken Jeong). Tammy and Tyler are both dismayed by Dan's wilful disregard for the local wildlife. "We're Lyman Enterprises, we're a green company!" protests the father. "As in the colour of money," retorts his son. When Neal orders Dan to destroy vast swathes of the forest to realise his vision, the workaholic father reluctantly agrees, marshaling a large workforce to clear the area. However, a tenacious raccoon and his forest friends, including a rowdy bear, fight back to protect their stomping ground, lighting the touch paper on a titanic battle between man and beast. Meanwhile, Tyler falls for local girl Amber (Skyler Samuels) and together they vociferously protest against Lyman Enterprises, hoping to stop the destruction. Furry Vengeance is pitched at very young audiences, who will delight at the suffering meted out to Fraser's hapless fall guy. The strapping actor throws himself into each pratfall, wrestling with the raccoon or squeezing into a tight-fitting woman's tracksuit when his clothes go missing. For older viewers - indeed anyone whose age has reached double digits - Roger Kumble's caper induces sleep as quickly as the Herbal Sleepy-Bye Tea, which Dan glugs after a crow keeps him awake with its incessant pecking. Yawn. Shields's face doesn't appear capable of registering a single emotion so she is the only person who doesn't seem mildly nauseated by the climactic scenes of family bonding, sticky sweet with mawkish sentiment.
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