Eye Candy #329 - "G Force"

G-Force: Not to be confused with the Japanese cartoon of the same name, this film is aimed squarely at a demographic younger than myself (which granted, it was completely up front about). A mixture of CGI and live action, It’s the story of a team of super-rodents running secret missions so that they can become full agents at the FBI, and taking on the dastardly Mr. Saber (Bill Nighy). There are 3 guinea pigs (and then a 4th), a mole, a hamster, mice, a fly, lots of roaches, Zach Galifianakis (in a role 180 degrees removed from what he did in “The Hangover”), and a load of incompetent FBI agents. Hijinks predictably ensue. In addition to Zach and Nighy, we get the voice talents of Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, Nicholas Cage, and the tiresome Tracy Morgan displaying yet again what little acting depth he actually has. Sure the animation was fine, but the film just seemed to be missing some oomph. Maybe I just ask too much of my children’s movies (in all fairness, they can’t all be “Up”). And I have a feeling that guinea pig sales are going to go up for all the wrong reasons (“Mom, why does my guinea pig just poop and eat grass? He won’t use his retractable climbing hook at all!”). Woodchuck sez, “Fine for the kiddies. Adults will probably be underwhelmed.”