In Hitpig!, every character is the comedy relief. Every joke is a swing for the fences. Some movies make that work. Hitpig! does not. The quips, pratfalls, bits, and gags are not funny. It’s like the studio decided not to rewrite or punch up the script…at all.
Or worse, they did.
The characters are derivative of funnier contemporaries. For instance, the villain, played by Rain Wilson, is a meager ripoff of a dozen or so Will Ferrell characters.
The jokes feel stolen from Mel Brook’s computer recycle bin. Quick, come up with a one-liner about pigs. Something about ham or Spam or bacon. I’ll wait.
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Got one? Say it out loud.
Guess what? It’s in the movie.
Hitpig tries to make you care. But the moments aren’t earned. Characters make decisions without clear motivation. There’s not much character development. They show up, say their jokes, try to be endearing, then fly, run, fall, or shuffle off camera.
The plot is as predictable as the characters. Hitpig (that’s his actual name) doesn’t tell his newfound friend that he’s a bounty hunter. Guess what happens. Yep. That’s the movie.
And the music? Every needle drop is exactly the song you’d expect to drop at that moment.
There are no surprises. There are few laughs. My girls laughed twice. Once each.
You don’t need to see Hitpig! in the theater. You can wait to check it out with your kids on the couch. They’ll enjoy the silliness. You’ll need to fortify your senses with as much booze as you can handle. Maybe after a sixer of double IPAs and a few chasers of Makers Mark, you’ll laugh once or twice.
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Where to watch
Rating: PG (Me: 6+)
Language: English
Directors: Cinzia Angelini, David Feiss
Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Rainn Wilson, Lilly Singh
Run time: 1h 26m
Post-credits scenes: No
Bathroom breaks: Anytime, really.
Sequel? Doubt it
If you liked Hitpig!, check out these films:
- Bolt (2008)
- Turbo (2013)
- The Bad Guys (2022)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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