Hop
- 2011
- Tous publics
- 1h 35min
On doit aux créateurs de Moi, moche et méchant cette toute nouvelle comédie mettant en scène Robbie (auquel Russell Brand prête sa voix), le lapin de Pâques qui ne rêve que d'une chose : dev... Tout lireOn doit aux créateurs de Moi, moche et méchant cette toute nouvelle comédie mettant en scène Robbie (auquel Russell Brand prête sa voix), le lapin de Pâques qui ne rêve que d'une chose : devenir batteur dans un groupe de rock.On doit aux créateurs de Moi, moche et méchant cette toute nouvelle comédie mettant en scène Robbie (auquel Russell Brand prête sa voix), le lapin de Pâques qui ne rêve que d'une chose : devenir batteur dans un groupe de rock.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total
- Carlos
- (voix)
- …
- E.B.'s Dad
- (voix)
- Young E.B.
- (voix)
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- (as Jimmy Lee Carter)
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- (as Eric Dwight McKinnie)
Avis à la une
The movie starts off strong; we are introduced to the hero of the film E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) (I can only assume E.B. stands for Easter Bunny) who is touring the candy factory with his dad on Easter Island (where else would an Easter Bunny live?). His father (voiced by Hugh Laurie) really wants E.B. to be the next Easter Bunny. Unlike Santa Claus, where there is only one of him that lives for a really long time; there is a long line of Easter Bunnies that have been keeping this Easter tradition alive for 4,000 years (for the Christians, do the math, does something seem fishy? For the Catholics, that fishy pun was intended for you in this Lenten season.) At the same time, we see Fred O'Hare (get it? O'Hare. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere) as a small child who catches a glimpse of E.B.'s dad delivering Easter eggs. Fred even sees the Easter sleigh (A sleigh? Yes, I must have missed that one as a kid. It's an Easter sleigh towed by hundreds of tiny yellow chicks.).
Fast forward 20 years, Fred (played by James Marsden) is now a grown man living at home with his parents with no job or even a real future. And, E.B. is now a teenager (for any of the viewers, do the math wait, don't do the math and just go with this one) who wants to drum in a band instead of inheriting the title of Easter Bunny. He runs away to Hollywood to follow his dreams. There Fred literally runs into E.B. with his car. I didn't realize how funny it can be to see a CGI bunny get hit by a car.
Fred and E.B. don't hit it off right away; Fred is pretty sure he is imagining the whole thing. E.B. annoys Fred with his antics and then Fred tries dumping E.B. in the wilderness. E.B. finally proves to Fred that he is the Easter Bunny by pooping out jelly beans. It's fun for the kids, I guess. Fred then remembers the time he saw the Easter Bunny which makes him ignore the fact that he despised this rabbit 10 minutes earlier. Here, as in most kiddie films, the two characters that had their differences and are now best of friends, must work together to fight a common enemy and therefore save Easter.
Should you see this movie? Nope. The CGI and detail put into it was great but they didn't put half as much effort into the story. Sure it was cute and sure it had a few funny moments, but it's just not worth it to see this movie. The kids have probably seen the trailer and want to see the bunny that poops candy. If they are between ages 4 and 9 maybe put the DVD in their Easter basket next year but don't waste 90 minutes for a 15-second joke.
Hop is a tale about sons being unable to live up to the ideals of their fathers, being told what is expected, being seen as soft and unable to exert any say in what they really want to do in life. When we first see EB (or short for Easter Bunny, voiced by Russell Brand), "plush toy" comes to mind for its incredibly cute design when the wide eyed bunny tours and allows the audience to see first hand what would be the equivalent of Santa's operations that the Easter Bunny adopts, with multitudes of chocolate and candy making machines all outsourced not to elves, but to chicks to operate and churn them out, before making deliveries in one single day to all the kids.
But as EB grows up, his propensity to take on the family business, or rather his calling in life, takes a hit and wanes because he aspires to dabble in music and play drums. Rather than take over from his father, he runs away to Hollywood to seek out his fortunes and thereby putting Easter potentially on hold, and bumps into Fred O'Hare (James Marsden), who is also kicked out of his family home because his father and family members find it a tad ridiculous that he mucks around home for the last one year doing nothing. So it's a chance meeting of two similar sons set to prove themselves in a whole new world, and bring about the usual kids theme of friendship, perseverance, and plenty of juvenile comedy. Look out for David Hasselhoff playing himself, and the requisite cute bunnies collectively known as the Pink Berets who would probably steal the show.
I have to admit though that some of the jokes do work, since it's quite a wide spectrum from the usual toilet humour - EB poops delicious, multi-flavoured candy! - to a hilarious get up of the song I Love Candy with the duo continuing a ruse from earlier involving EB pretending to be a plush toy. This aspect of the film compensates for the lack of sophistication of the plot which for some weird reason has Fred not being satisfied with having validated that he's not crazy with his young time witnessing of the Easter Bunny going about his one day routine, but desiring to instead become a bunny himself.
That brought about what I thought was the most direct reference back to Despicable Me with the mindless bantering amongst the minions of the Easter Bunny's factory, where second in command Carlos (Hank Azaria), in the absence of EB and his dad getting old, secretly coverts a plot to usurp the festivity and run the entire show himself. While the minions have different designs and varying degrees of intelligence, the chicks here adopt a uniform look, and as expected there's always a smart alecky character to become cannon fodder for laughs.
Besides priming itself for a respectable box office result when the Easter holiday rolls along, what this film would probably successfully do is to ramp up demand for rabbits and chicks amongst its targeted demographic, so parents, do spare a thought and taper those short term wants. Strictly for the kids. Do stay tuned until after the end credits for a scene to witness James Marsden's Mandarin diction.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesHop (2011) brings product placement to new levels with 92 different companies earning spots in the film, including: Holiday Inn, Krispy Kreme, Lindt, Kraft Foods, The Hershey Company, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Kodak, Hallmark, HMV and Burger King.
- GaffesThe Easter island Heads (Moai) have their backs to the sea in reality. In the movie they are shown facing out to sea.
- Citations
E.B.: Hey, wait. You're not surprised I'm a talking rabbit.
David Hasselhoff: Little man, my best friend is a talking car.
- Crédits fousThe globe in the opening Universal Studios logo is shaped like an egg.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Épisode #1.10 (2011)
- Bandes originalesBoogie Shoes
Written by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch (as Richard Raymond Finch)
Meilleurs choix
- How long is Hop?Alimenté par Alexa
Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 63 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 108 498 305 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 37 543 710 $US
- 3 avr. 2011
- Montant brut mondial
- 184 367 665 $US
- Durée1 heure 35 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1