HOP is the story of E.B., the teenage son of the Easter Bunny, who does not want to follow in his father’s footsteps but rather be a rock and roll drummer. So he travels to Hollywood to pursue his dream.
While there, he meets Fred (James Marsden), an unemployed slacker who just got kicked out of his house. The story follows E.B. and Fred on their adventures as they attempt to be successful.
I took my 10-year-old son to see HOP. The characters and animation in the movie were really good. Despite it being a kids movie there were some jokes that I would have considered “over the head” of most children under 12 but my son still liked it. I enjoyed Russell Brand, the voice of E.B..
Brand brings both comedy and sweetness to the character. E.B. was so adorable you just wanted to grab him off the screen and hug him! James Marsden, as Fred, gave an OK performance. I could have done without the appearance of David Hasselhoff. He added nothing to the movie whatsoever.
The music was very cute and had everyone bopping in their seats.
It was nice to see a different type of holiday movie (Easter). Overall I would give the movie 4 starts out of five.
The film is helmed by Tim Hill, director of the blockbuster Alvin & the Chipmunks and produced by Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me). HOP opened in theaters everywhere April 1.
Thank you to HOP for providing our blog contributor Gina with a set of tickets to help facilitate this review!
