Fresh
Frantic and silly.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Penguins of Madagascar
The movie event that will blow their cover.
2014 · 1h 32m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Simon J. Smith
Overview
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
These penguins really are cute, the animation is consistently appealing, and the movie is obviously bound for megamoolah at the box office.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
Thanksgiving is a time for family and for shirking work, and out of respect for both traditions-and in recognition that I am surely not in the movie's demographic sweet spot-I'm handing the heavy lifting over to my kids, Tom (11) and Alexandra (9).
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Fresh
"Penguins of Madagascar" is a passible, inoffensive addition to DreamWorks Animation's canon, even if there's a faint whiff of a North Wind spin-off sullying the contained story.
Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Fresh
Directors Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith keep up a headlong pace -- if one joke or sight gag misfires, there'll be another one soon.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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