Avis Metacritic

Despite its scattered frenzy, Hop-thanks to its fondness for smushing together seemingly incongruous elements and Marsden's goofy, bug-eyed mugging-is just demented enough to deliver a fleeting sugar rush.

Fun for every member of the family, despite marketing that suggests it may be intended for only the youngest of the bunch.

Check your driver's license - if you have one, you're probably too old to get the most out of it. If not, you may find your satisfaction a little harder - though not impossible - to come by.

The various plot threads-E.B. is pursued by a trio of ass-kickingly cute long-eared operatives; a disgruntled worker chick (voiced in emphatic Telemundo tones by Hank Azaria) orchestrates a coup d'état-mostly get lost amid all the allusions. Even Hugh Hefner pops up because, you know, Playboy Bunnies.

Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar.

The slapstick is mild-mannered, there's no romance, not a hint of emotion.

Candy-coated or otherwise, crap's still crap.

There's nothing in it to inspire excitement or even a mild glimmer of delight; it's almost offensive in its dullness.

It's "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with only one chipmunk, and (if possible) even less fun.

Hop may have taken years to design and animate, but it feels as if minutes were required to compose it.