An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang's bank robbery.
The Nut Job feels like an archly contrived excuse to justify the groaning pun of the title. The story of an eccentric squirrel who gets involved in a elaborately planned bank robbery, it’s a high concept that offers low entertainment.
Endless wordplay and dumb slapstick do not a rewarding animation make. Pun-ishing.
An unremarkable romp that doesn’t live up to its potential.
DreamWorks' 2006 film Over the Hedge scampered through similar terrain with far slyer gags in its cheeks.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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