Comedic chestnuts pay off in animated ‘The Nut Job’

Animated features have become so formulized that the late-1950s style of “The Nut Job’’ is very welcome — at least until an animated version of South Korean pop star Psy turns up to perform “Gangnam Style’’ at the end.

This Canadian-Korean co-production exhibits a dazzling array of influences, from Warner Bros. cartoons to the “Ice Age’’ series — to even “Larceny Inc.’’ (1942), an Edward G. Robinson film based on a play by S.J. and Laura Perelman.

And then there’s a lead character, Surly, a scatterbrained and self-absorbed...

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Jan 15th 2014
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