The Nut Job
The movie follows the travails of Surly, a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, who plan to raid a nut store and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and hilarious adventure.
4 April 1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 December 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
27 July 1972, Gainesville, Florida, USA
19 April 1971, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
31 December 1977, Seoul, South Korea
18 April 1962, Dallas, Texas, USA
14 January 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 May 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 June 1952, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
15 July 1976, San Diego, California, USA
4 December 1962, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11 July 1952, New York City, New York, USA
16 February 1970, Montréal, Québec, Canada
24 November 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 October 1983, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 15, 2014
This week's talking-animal toon is bad enough to cause an allergic reaction in anyone above the age of five. Everyone else is advised to take along two peanuts, one for each ear.
February 07, 2014
The whole thing looks like a video game you'd rather not play.
January 17, 2014
Only a multilevel chase sequence involving Surly and some glowing-eyed street rats has any real kinetic excitement, and the supporting characters lack visual distinction.
August 04, 2014
Small, undemanding children might find this distracting; small, tree-hopping rodents may be mortally offended.
July 08, 2015
This is the cinematic equivalent of a nut with no kernel, a film with no heart.
July 29, 2014
Pretty much everything in this South Korean co-production is slightly undercooked, lacking the same degree of sprightly wit or dramatic punch regularly found in A-list studio product.
January 17, 2014
The bottom line: Kids may be mildly amused by The Nut Job, but adults accompanying them won't find much to capture their interest.
October 10, 2014
Children under seven will enjoy the slapstick nature of the fun and the irresistible Gangnam Style end credits sequence [but] parents might question why a film of this nature needs to feature humans using guns.
July 31, 2014
Endless wordplay and dumb slapstick do not a rewarding animation make. Pun-ishing.
January 17, 2014
While the film isn't the worst of its kind, it might be one of the dullest of recent vintage.
August 01, 2014
The good name of Canadian-South Korean animated co-productions has been sullied forever.
January 17, 2014
The Nut Job is a delightfully goofy slapstick cartoon with a surprisingly dark heart.
