It's a disaster

Rating: 1/10 (29 May 2005)

Here is a cartoon with no charm, no well-developed ideas, with no chemistry among its main characters. It's a pity since everyone is trying so hard. It would have been a "O" but that wasn't possible. The backgrounds were nice...
What appeared as one of the most delightful previews in history somehow turned into a myriad of horrific set pieces that felt forced and in sore need of some adept direction. For starters, the "dialogue" between different characters appeared to be a pastiche of solo routines from each of the characters. Only Jada Pinkett Smith had a smidge of personality as she tried to fix the misunderstandings between the two main characters. Thank God for the psychotic penguins whose characterization relied more on visuals than the atrocious dialogue given to the other members of these mess.
While I waited for this film to end, I couldn't help looking at the rest of the audience (70% of which were children), and noticed they look equally displeased and disappointed. Hollywood, it's time to take more time developing a good screenplay than wasting huge amounts of dollars on the use of celebrities. How about using real talent next time?