Still relies on pop culture references & in-jokes, but funny enough I guess.

Rating: 6/10 (29 November 2010)

Four animal friends from New York Zoo decide that they must go "home" to Africa, only when a twist of fate allows this to happen some of them realise the grass is not always greener
With unexpected results.
Another largely harmless film that is hardly a classic but has a few jokes and will distract the little monsters for 90 minutes. Madagascar also features the laziest voice acting in the history of animated films, aside from Sacha Baron Cohen who steals the entire movie as the king of the lemurs.
* David Schwimmer was obviously told to play the giraffe as "vaguely depressed".
* Jada Pinkett-Smith was told to play the hippo as "sorta sassy".
* Chris Rock was told to play the zebra as "Chris Rock" and
* Ben Stiller was told to play the Lion as "the most annoying Ben Stiller possible".
But once the filmmakers decided to use cuddly zoo animals they basically had a free kick here, simply have them run around and crack a few jokes in as inoffensive a way as possible and parents will definitely take their kids to the film, but the merchandise and show up for a sequel.
But I ask you, how many Madagascar toys and products do you see now a few years on compared to Toy Story, Cars and even Shrek. This shows that this is hardly timeless stuff.
(And the sequel SUCKED!!)
What you hope kids will learn: The grass isn't always greener.
What they'll take away: Zoo animals must have it made. Lemurs rock!
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