G-Force (2009)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Hoyt Yeatman

Writers (WGA):

Cormac Wibberley (screenplay) &
Marianne Wibberley (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Gadgets, Gizmos, Guinea Pigs. In 3-D.

Plot:

A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Plot Keywords:

Guinea Pig | Secret Agent | Disney Animated Feature | Talking Animal | 3D

Cast

Bill Nighy	...	Leonard Saber
Sam Rockwell	...	Darwin (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Kip Killian
Jon Favreau	...	Hurley (voice)
Zach Galifianakis	...	Ben
Nicolas Cage	...	Speckles (voice)
Kelli Garner	...	Marcie
Penélope Cruz	...	Juarez (voice)
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Connor
Steve Buscemi	...	Bucky (voice)
Piper Mackenzie Harris	...	Penny
Gabriel Casseus	...	Agent Trigstad
Tracy Morgan	...	Blaster (voice)
Jack Conley	...	Agent Carter
Niecy Nash	...	Rosalita

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #45360) | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-7 | Iceland:L | Singapore:G | Norway:7 | Netherlands:6 | Taiwan:GP | Mexico:AA | Hong Kong:I | Sweden:7 | Germany:6 | Denmark:7 | UK:PG | South Africa:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:PG | Japan:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Trivia:

For the Digital 3D presentation, the film was projected in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, with the original 2.39:1 (Cinemascope) aspect ratio letter-boxed. This allowed objects to move beyond the normal frame boundaries and (in theory) enhance the 3D depth effect.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Darwin asks Juarez "how many hours have you put in that simulator?" she responds: "Two Hundred... thousand". Two hundred thousand hours is approximately 23 years. A properly cared for guinea pig can live up to nine years, with the average being five to seven years. (Maybe they would have lived longer if were genetically engineered, but Ben clearly tells them that they are not.)

Quotes:

Blaster: I'm pretty sure this is animal cruelty. *WOOOHOO!*
[jumps in RC car over toys]
Blaster: But I love it.

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

Go G Force

Great Fun, Disappointing Stake

Not a masterpiece comparable with the recent Disney and Pixar animations, but still a worthy animated show, skillfully directed and full of good taste humor.

It's very interesting to notice the script's way of mixing together qualities and flaws. Yeatman's original story is pretty cheap, naive and unconvincing (mainly in the final parts, that I won't spoil for you - still, one should say that the conclusion is worse than disappointing), but fortunately the Wibberleys are able to recuperate it in a great proportion, by articulating the plot into a solid and well built script. As such, Yeatman's main contribution remains the directing - efficient, precise, professional.

Of course, the great fun are the characters - but, attention: NOT the human ones, which remain simplistic and full of clichés (in a deliberate but sparkless way, attempting to keep the movie at the facile level one supposes it's appropriate for children), but the rodents: credible, amusing and endearing portraits, responsible for the permanent joyous smile (also marked by a few laughs) that follows from start to end this enjoyable new 3D experience.