The Nut Job (2014)
1h 25m | PG-13
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.
Director: Peter Lepeniotis
Studio: Open Road Films
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
Video: 720p
Cast
Will Arnett
as Surly (voice)
Brendan Fraser
as Grayson (voice)
Liam Neeson
as Raccoon (voice)
Katherine Heigl
as Andie (voice)
Stephen Lang
as King (voice)
Maya Rudolph
as Precious (voice)
Reviews
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.