It’s been two days since I went to see Sausage Party, and I’m still not sure how to put my rather mixed feelings about it into words. There’s just so much going on with this film (where do I even begin!?), and it’s hard to talk about without spoiling it but I’m giving it a go, because it’s better to go into the cinema with no idea what to expect to happen and I refuse to be responsible for ruining the best parts for you if you haven’t seen it yet.

Let’s start with a quick summary. Sausage Party is an animated-comedy from Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill. It openly makes fun of Disney animations which is made clear right from the start in the opening scene, and this was also shown to be part of the premise before the film was even released. The promotional trailers (such as Seth Rogen’s Walt Disney parody which can be found here), made sure you couldn’t be mislead in terms of what kind of film this was going to be; Toy Story, except with food, combined with strangely disturbing horror. And a lot of dick jokes. So. Many. Dick jokes.

The one thing to know about this film before you see it is that it’s not going to be for everyone. This is something you could say about every movie ever (except The Shawshank Redemption apparently. Everyone seems to love that one). This is definitely the case when referring to comedies as they’re so subjective, but this type is very hit-or-miss. There’s a lot of sexual humour which is fine but I felt that it tried too hard and went overboard at times, racist stereotypes that will bother some people (although I interpreted it as making fun of those stereotypes, but not everyone will) and it’s dark to the point of feeling a little bit uncomfortable. However, as I mentioned earlier, what you see in the trailers is what you get, so if you enjoyed the trailer you’ll most likely enjoy the film. There’s definitely a few big laughs in there.

One of the best aspects of the film is possibly the commentary on religion. Whilst the moral of the story isn’t subtle, it gives the film a purpose beyond what you expect and at times it really feels like it’s got heart – which I can’t say I expected from a movie about talking food. Judging from the ending there must be a sequel in the works, and because of it’s commercial success this seems more and more likely, so let’s hope Seth Rogen’s Dream Team keep up the good work.

Overall, although the comedy side of Sausage Party takes the more-is-more approach at times, it’s bold and the Disney-esque animation combined with horror, as well as the commentary on religion is refreshing. If you’re a Lad/Athiest/Lover of dick jokes/Stoner/All of the above, this movie is definitely aimed at your demographic. It gets a Pretty Groovy rating from me. However, I wouldn’t recommend seeing this with your parents. Seriously, you don’t want to go there.