Cute, Sweet, fun, and an Absolute Delight to watch!

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2007)

Happy Feet from 2006 is everything I'd hoped it would be. It was funny, cute, fun, and charming all at once. I enjoyed this film immensely and it is definitely a film parents should watch with their children. The plot is pretty simple. Memphis and Norma Jean are penguins who have given birth to their baby Mumble. But Mumble is no ordinary penguin. One day in class his teacher and all the other baby penguins realize that Mumble can't sing. But he can dance. But they think dancing is out of the ordinary so they all treat Mumble as an outsider and forbid him to dance. And one day while he's out looking for food he becomes hunted by a hungry sea lion and ends up in another part of "town" where there are smart and sassy penguins. And once he's there and he befriends the penguins he finds some objects that belong to the "aliens" that are responsible for the scarcity of the fish that the penguins eat. And so Mumble sets out on a journey to find the aliens. And when he does find the aliens he's captured and put into an aquarium for the "aliens", who are really humans, to visit and look at. Then, once he's released from the aquarium, he goes back to his hometown to see his parents and his friends and he's still treated like an outcast and blamed for the food shortage. And they still don't believe him when he's telling them that it was the aliens that are taking the food. He's almost forced out of the group again until the aliens appear. And he starts dancing for the aliens and they cheer and the group of penguins realize that Mumble's dancing is a good thing and they allow him to stay in the group.
The scenery is breathtaking and all the penguins were cute. I loved Hugh Jackman's Elvis Presley-inspired voice for the role of Memphis and Nicole Kidman was great as Norma Jean. The singing in this film were some of the most delightful scenes. It certainly put a smile on my face to hear the penguins singing songs by Prince! And the penguins, especially the baby ones, have great one-liners and their tiny voices alone are a sure bet to make you smile. And Robin Williams is always great as a voice for a cartoon character. You gotta love his character Lovelace in this film and his narration was great too. Happy Feet is a wonderful film and any child, or any fan of penguins for that matter, should see it! I'm glad I did. My 15 year old sister and I were smiling the whole time. Definitely a must see! Thanks for reading my review!