Film: Sausage Party

GENRE: Animated Adult Comedy

RATING: R for incredibly crude sexual content
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 29 minutes

STARRING: Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, The Interview, Neighbors)

Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Michael Cera (Arrested Development)

DIRECTORS: Greg Tiernan (Thomas & Friends)

Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs Aliens)

WRITERS: Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir (The Night Before)

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, This is the End)

PLOT: Supermarket food learn what really happens to them when they are chosen to leave the store.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I made a deal to see this film if it was over 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. It scored an 82%

STORY STUFF: Amazingly enough, the story had something to say about religion. I didn’t agree with the conclusion but I found it interesting that it was explored. There is a lot of cleverness in the film, especially with product names and attitudes. Those things made me laugh the most. I would even say it is on par with Pixar cleverness. The villain didn’t work for me though, and no, I’m not referring to the people who eat the food.

ACTING STUFF: You can tell that the actors lending their voices are having lots of fun. I’m sure Edward Norton was giddy doing his Woody Allen impression as a bagel. Almost all the characters in this film have moments to shine, which is nice to see. 

ARTISTIC STUFF: The animation is well done and fits alongside other animated films. There are some very creative character designs. And while the dialogue is full of vulgarity and sexual content, it’s really one of the last scenes that will make your jaw drop to the floor in its brazen bawdiness. (I’m sure if it wasn’t food, it would have been NC-17.)

VERDICT: Three stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You wish Pixar has more sex and swearing.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Jason Bourne