Movie Review: ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’: Take the Scrat and Leave the Rest

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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PG | | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 22 July 2016 (USA)

Consider the Scrat. Acorn-addict. So named on account of being a squirrel-rat mashup. He’s the quintessence of bug-eyed, paroxysmal, ultra-Type A, scuttling-squeaking-digging-snuffling-gnawing-scratching-flailing-shrieking, tunnel-visioned, mega-obsessive rodent hysteria. Has any creature ever portrayed such all-consuming addiction more purely?

That's one small step for Scrat… (as voiced by Chris Wedge). (Blue Sky Studios/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation).
That's one small step for Scrat… (as voiced by Chris Wedge). (Blue Sky Studios/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation).
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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