very funny, very smart, enjoyable for everybody

Rating: 8/10 (24 September 2008)

Pixar always gets the lion share (forgive the pun) of excellent reviews. But I found Madagascar to be every bit the equal of Pixar's best stuff. The key test, that this DVD passes, is the repeated viewing test. I've seen it probably 20 times now, since my three year old loves it, and I haven't yet tired of it. The performances are excellent with Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) stealing the show away from Chris Rock and Ben Stiller. David Schwimmer is funnier here than he's ever been on Friends. It has a great ensemble feel, which seems almost impossible for an animated film. And it has, ya know, a great message and all that. But mostly, I enjoyed it simply because it was well crafted, and consistently funny.