Fresh
Lame scatalogical gags and worn pop-culture parodies abound, but the CGI animation romp is somewhat redeemed by the scene-stealing appearances of several supporting characters.
Erin Clements, Time Out
Madagascar
They weren't born in the wild... They were shipped there.
2005 · 1h 26m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Eric Darnell
,
Tom McGrath
Overview
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The tenor can be shrill, but there's no time to get bored. And on top of that, most of the gags actually work.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
Rotten
Lacking any meat on its bones, ['Madagascar'] is a cartoon about nothing. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
It paints itself into a very bizarre corner because at first, they are all friends and then all of a sudden they revert to being more like real animals. How do you do that and make it funny? Well, you don't.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Madagascar is great good fun, not only because the filmmakers have enlisted some wonderful voice talent but also because the visuals truly are marvelous.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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