“Furry Vengeance” is another children’s comedy film where the animals attack humans invading their habitat. I will admit that parts of it are genuinely very funny but it becomes really predictable and tedious.
Real-estate property developer Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser “The Mummy”, “Dudley Do-Right”) is tasked with overseeing construction in Rocky Springs and he lives in a property on the site with his less than enthusiastic family. However, his life gets turned upside-down when the animals go on the offensive to save their woodland home. He’ll have to battle raccoons, birds, skunks and even bears as he tries desperately to keep his boss (Ken Jeong “The Hangover”) happy.
Brendan Fraser does a surprisingly good job with a poor script. Brooke Shields (“The Blue Lagoon”) is also entertaining as Dan’s wife. The special effects on the animals are just atrocious. We also have to listen to them sing during the end credits and it’s painful. The animals dish out a lot as Brendan Fraser takes quite a beating. However, the dynamic wears thin and you realise this is just a live-action version of a cartoon stretched to feature-length. The boss character is sometimes funny but he gets pretty irritating by the end of this movie.
“Furry Vengeance” is definitely not as bad as some have made it out to be. I would rather sit through a bad slapstick comedy such as this then another slasher film or a vulgar teen flick. The whole preachy environmental message also annoyed me because I’m sure the making of this film only added to the pollution of the planet. “Furry Vengeance” will probably entertain young children but do you know what would entertain them a lot more? Any of the “Looney Tunes” shorts where Bugs Bunny messes with Elmer Fudd are significantly better than this.