A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Over The Hedge is cute without being cutesy, satirical without being too cynical, and just a whole lot of fun.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
24 May 2006
fresh:
An endearingly cheerful animated feature from DreamWorks.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
22 Jun 2006
fresh:
The final showdown, in which the critters tangle with security-rigged lawn flamingos and garden gnomes, would have made Rube Goldberg proud.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
18 Apr 2007
rotten:
If Over the Hedge aims solely to entertain, it does so in a way that's mildly amusing but mostly hackneyed. If it aims to instruct, it weakens its own argument with the plethora of product tie-ins.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
14 Apr 2013
fresh:
The story has a loony, slapstick verve, and the star-studded voice work is uniformly entertaining.