Wait for the Video

Rating: 2/10 (28 May 2005)

I took my six year old son to see this movie tonight and was very disappointed. He got sucked in by the hype and promotion that has been out there for so long; however, there was no excited banter on the way home with comments like, "Didn't you love it when....." I wish we had waited for the video on this one, as I would have rather cleaned house than sat through it. The animation was sub par. It has the quality of a made for TV cartoon. I have been spoiled by the outstanding work of Disney / Pixar. The voice acting seemed forced and the timing was off. I couldn't help but visualize Ross when the giraffe spoke. Ben Stiller did not fit the lion. I usually love anything from Chris Rock, but I didn't feel any chemistry between him and the others. The plot was boring and unimaginative and the ending was anticlimactic. AND the lemurs were lame! The penguins stole the show which is a shame since they didn't get much time.