THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE (Theatrical Release USA 2017)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature—another one of those, I’ve seen this before animated features—offers a new title for a children’s watch and not much else. Listen for Jackie Chan and Will Arnett’s voices for two of the animated characters.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

When Mayor Muldoon decides Liberty Park needs to generate a profit, the animals oppose his ambition.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Cal Brunker for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers William Bindley, Hoe Jin Ha, Mike Karz, Hong Kim, Hyungkon Kim, Zhao Lan Wu, Gui Ping Zhang, and Daniel Woo for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Surly (voice of Will Arnett), Precious (voice of Maya Rudolph), Frankie (voice of Bobby Cannavale), Mayor Muldoon (voice of Bobby Moynihan), Heather (voice of Isabela Moner), Gunther (voice of Peter Stormare), Jimmy (voice of Gabriel Iglesias), Mole (voice of Jeff Dunham), Johnny (voice of Sebastian Maniscalco), Jamie/Additional Voices (voice of Kari Wahlgren), Mr. Feng (voice of Jackie Chan), and Andie (voice of Katherine Heigl).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. For children, there are laughs, action, and fun built into the story.

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