Every Monday, I will be reviewing the latest movies, or movies that might have slipped under the radar (i.e movies that arent your typical Hollywood big budget blockbusters)
For this week, I'm reviewing Penguins of Madagascar
With animation movies doing better of late (Despicable Me, Frozen), DreamWorks decided to cash in by coming up with a spin-off from the Madagascar film series. This penguins with their nifty set of 'skills'. coupled in with humor, makes this a good film for the whole family.
Synopsis: Discover the secrets of the most entertaining and mysterious birds in the global espionage game: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private now must join forces with the chic spy organization, the North Wind, led by Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then… you know), voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, voiced by John Malkovich, from taking over the world.
I had slightly high expectations for this movie, all thanks to the trailer playing a huge part in me psycho-ing my friends to watch this instead of another animated film. Watch on, especially at the 0:55 -1:07 that got me entirely.
However, sadly it didnt reach the heights that had gotten me to love "compelling" characters like the Minions. The plot is easy to predict, nothing surprising or "educational" like some other animated films of late, which seeks to educate kids. This is purely entertainment, and nothing else.
Comedic moments was also sadly of a few delectable ones. Throughout the movie, I was waiting for a truly standout moment which will make me fall in love with the penguins, but other than Private (voiced by Christopher Knights, oddly British as compared to the other 3 penguins), the other penguins didnt exactly stand out as memorable.
The rare comedic moments involve plenty of puns and references made to notable Hollywood personalities. See who are the celebs you manage to spot, and write in a comment on the ones you spot.
All in all, this is a movie for the family. But it has more misses than hits, with the plot being reasonably easy to understand, and was lacking in both the comedic scenes and standout characters. A movie to watch, laugh (a little), and then move on.
Calvin's Movie Monday ratings: 2.5/5
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