Synopsis
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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Cast
- Will ArnettSurly (voice)
- Brendan FraserGrayson (voice)
- Liam NeesonRaccoon (voice)
- Katherine HeiglAndie (voice)
- Stephen LangKing (voice)
- Maya RudolphPrecious (voice)
- Jeff DunhamMole (voice)
- Gabriel IglesiasJimmy (voice)
- Sarah GadonLana (voice)
- James RankinFingers (voice)
Recommendations
- 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Better than any animated film released in the doldrums of January has a right to be. - 63
New York Post
The Nut Job has an interesting anti-socialist subtext, with the seemingly benevolent raccoon revealing himself as a power-mad dictator. It’s the most political non-Pixar cartoon feature since the very left-leaning “The Ant Bully’’ eight years ago. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The production squeaks by on the visual charm of art director Ian Hastings’ period touches and warm autumnal hues. The voice talent is a decidedly mixed bag. - 40
Variety
The critters look cute, but behave less so, while the competing-heists concept never quite takes off. - 40
Village Voice
Good-natured and completely forgettable. - 40
Arizona Republic
Peter Lepeniotis’ animated film brings together a good cast, including Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson, which sounds like a sweet deal. But it places them in an uninspired little movie about selfish behavior, which, while overcome (of course), never really manages to escape its bitter roots. - 40
Austin Chronicle
The richly hued CG animation is quite nice – a mix of hyperdetailed character work and painterly cityscapes and pastorals – and the script putters along with small but regular amusements. - 30
The Dissolve
Even at 86 minutes, with plenty of chases and action sequences thrown in, The Nut Job feels overstretched and arbitrary.
