The Nut Job

2014 "Let's Get Nuts!"
5.7| 1h25m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 17 January 2014 Released
Producted By: Open Road Films
Country: United States of America
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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.

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ElliesWonder Watched a long time ago, probably 2 yeas ago or longer, it was a simple story and plots are expectable. Good for kids and family, but not very attractive to any adult, yet still an acceptable time killer. The artwork is average, can't compare with Disney nor Dreamwork, there are many not smooth stiffness 3D moments in this movie. Great to watch on Amazon because it wouldn't worth to buy a ticket in theater, and I hope the sequel, The Nut Job 2 will be released on Amazon very soon. Lol, I don't mind to watch it for free.What's the story about? (Spoiler might include) A typical script about the counterattack of a grassroot, the hero is a 'freak/looser' in his community, he senses something different and comes out ideas, lastly saves everyone at the end.
Animated Antic I don't think I've heard a title as stupid as "The Nut Job". This is probably one of the dumbest titles given not to an animated film, but any film in general. Seriously, who names their movie after a synonym for idiot? Well, apparently the people at Toon Box Studios think that the title is hilarious, and it's not. Neither is the film either. Not only that, but this movie is pretty mean spirited too, and not in a good way. I'll explain why this is.As winter is coming quick, the animals of Liberty Park led by Raccoon (Liam Neeson) are quickly trying to get food which they are getting very little of. One of the reasons is the squirrel Surly (Will Arnett) and his silent rat sidekick Buddy who have been stealing the parks food for their own pleasure. However, after an incident with a nut cart (because those exist in real life), the animals expel him from the park. They then discover a closed nut shop across from the park which is really a criminal hideout as its right across the street from a bank. After one of the squirrels from the park named Andie (Katherine Heigl) discovers Surly's little secret they negotiate a deal to split the nuts in the shop. The rest of the movie is basically a couple of animals in the park planning to steal the nuts, while the criminals in the nut shop plan to steal from the bank with both of their plans coincidentally matching up. I think you can figure out the rest of the film from there.I'm just going to get my biggest problem with this movie out of the way first. The characters in this movie, especially our main character Surly, are awful. Surly is so unlikeable that his attitude really makes you want to punch him. Even when his sidekick does something to save him, the poor rat is tortured by Surly as he is constantly choked, yelled at, and gets hurt for no reason whatsoever. The other characters however, are just clichéd. There's a egotistical dumb squirrel played by Brenden Fraser who really offers nothing to the film, Andie whose just a squirrel who hate Surly at first, but warms up to him later, and Raccoon who is just a villain who has a stupid sabotage plot up his sleeve. You get the idea. The story has some promise, but fails to deliver. I like the idea of squirrels trying to steal nuts from a shop to survive winter, but the fact is that this was based on the director's five minute student film. This is one reason the film doesn't work. Another thing I disliked was the very pointless bank subplot. I didn't care about these robbers at all. The one the thing I found tolerable is the animation. While some of the human animation looked pretty bad, the animation of the animals looked impressive enough. I also think the animators got some of the slapstick down pretty well. However, it's not a strong compliment."The Nut Job" is one of the most mean spirited animated movies I've seen. It's so awful that it could be pretty hard for some people to watch. Well, then again, this is a movie that was released in January, and we all know how terrible movies are when they are released this month. In case your kids really badly want to see this movie, bring an Epi-pen. You might need it by the end of the film.
adonis98-743-186503 An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang's bank robbery. The Nut Job is one of the most underrated animated films of the last couple of years and i don't get it why it got so many bad reviews i seriously laughed threw out the whole thing, the characters were well written and the whole plot although it was recycled from other animated movies of the past it still worked. The voice cast was really good for the most part and i really can't find anything bad about this film it was funny, full of adventure and even sad when it was needed and i'm gonna give it an 10/10.
kennethtownsend-97230 The Nut Job us an animated movie, it has quite a bit of action that young children would enjoy. This movie is rated PG, (parental guidance) The Nut Job is a very positive movie that may impact a child's look on how animals survive. This movie may also teach children that even if a person (animal in this case) is mean to you in the beginning, if you keep trying they may warm up to you and you will have a new friend. In the movie The Nut Job a squirrel, and a friend who is a rat try to get into the towns biggest nut shop, so them along with all of their friends in the park have enough nuts to last them the winter. When they soon realize that there is a watch dog, the watch dog barks at the squirrel and rat whenever they enter the shop. The animals make their way to the basement of the shop, where the movie takes an unexpected turn. I hope you will find out if they made it through the Winter!