It could have been cute

Rating: 4/10 (24 November 2006)

If this movie had stuck to being a cute story about a penguin trying to find love, it would have been great. I love the idea of penguins finding their perfect match through song. Having a penguin who can't sing and still overcomes being different to get the girl is a great theme. Turning the film into a critique on the religious right and an environmental awareness drama was where I lost interest. It's almost like they couldn't get enough people to buy tickets for "An Inconvenient Truth" so they had to trick people into seeing it by dressing it up as a kid's penguin movie. If you want a cute movie that doesn't strive to make itself political, avoid this one.