THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE

Surly and his friends are back in the action-packed animated adventure, The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature, coming to Digital on October 31, 2017 and on Blu-ray^TM, DVD, and On Demand on November 14, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Filled with heart and animal hijinks, this family-friendly comedy introduces new fan-favorite characters including Mr. Feng (Jackie Chan, Kung Fu Panda), the adorable but deadly city mouse, and Frankie, the love-struck bulldog (Bobby Canavale, Ant-Man). The film also features an incredible voice cast including Will Arnett (Lego Batman), Katherine Heigl (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”), Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight), Jeff Dunham (Smurfs: The Lost Village) and Gabriel Iglesias (The Fluffy Movie). The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature comes packed with exciting bonus content including deleted scenes, special animation and art reels as well as a feature commentary with the filmmakers, giving viewers a peek inside the making of the film and how the characters were brought to life.  

Surly Squirrel (Arnett) and the gang are back, returning to Liberty Park after they are forced to leave their easy life at the nut store. Getting back to nature is the last thing Surly wants to do, but when a greedy mayor decides to destroy the park to build an amusement park, Surly and his ragtag critter friends must band together to save the place they call home.

My Thoughts

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is an adorable story about a squirrel named Surly and his band of rambunctious friends. This time around, the friends have to their leave the nut store where they've been living it up since the last movie. It's hard to get back into the habit of looking for food in the wild, and at first Surly isn't happy about it. But then his home is threatened to be bulldozed, and he starts to appreciate all the park has to offer. He and his friends have to find a way to stop the demolition before its too late.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is a cute movie with colorful characters and a lot of funny one-liners. I have four kids ranging in age from six to sixteen, and they all enjoyed this film. The squirrels were great but our favorite character was the Precious the Pug. There are no strong moral lessons but it's still a fun movie and very entertaining. It would make a great stocking stuffer this holiday season.