at least the animation was good...

Rating: 6/10 (10 December 2006)

Being that I am a huge fan of penguins and virtually everything penguin-related, I knew as soon as I heard about "Happy Feet" that I would end up seeing it. Once I finally came across a trailer for it, and watched the trailer, I was even more excited. So some friends and I decided to go see it.
The first half of the movie is well done. The script is funny, the characters are well developed, and the imagery is extraordinary. My only problem with this part of the movie is that there are too many songs crammed into it.
When the movie goes into the second half, it gets a lot more serious and there is an overplayed attempt to get a message across. The characters' quest is a little cheesy, and I was very disappointed by the end of the film.
The animation is amazing throughout the entire movie, but the end sort of kills it. I can't see young kids enjoying the last bit at all, and it seems like that would be the target audience. So, all in all, I'd call this a movie that had potential... until the writers took a big dump all over the end of it.