Sunday, 5 August 2012

P-p-p-p-pick up a penguin


Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

Based on the children's book of the same name this film from director Mark Waters stars Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury and Carla Gugino. A divorced business man inherits some penguins from his father that disappeared from his life.

The plot of this film does not have a lot in common with the book it is based on and is throughly predictable. What the plot needs is the film to be carried by Jim Carry but there is rarely enough humour for Carry to flex his muscles. About the best thing you can say about this film is that it is pretty inoffensive, as long as you aren't the ex-wife's new boy friend who gets passed over for no reason so the protagonist can get his family back together.

3/5

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