It Should Just Be Called: Penguins Good. People Bad

Rating: 2/10 (11 December 2006)

Sorry, but any "childrens" movie that has my daughter watching in awed delight in the first half and crying in the second half is not my kind of "childrens" movie.
Yes, like many others, I found the animation beautiful and enjoyed watching the penguins dance (although that got a little tiring after a while), but I also found the eco-message to be way too preachy. Talk about bait and switch! You would have no idea from looking at the ads that the second half was nothing more than an Al Gore screed denouncing people and their polluting ways. Ugh! It was "An Inconvenient Truth Lite".
If you are looking for a fun film for your child to enjoy, rent Shrek, or Toy Story 2, or The Incredibles. If you want them to be depressed, feel guilty for no reason and never want to visit an aquarium again, then run to see "Happy Feet".