The Penguins steal the show!

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 2005)

My son and I enjoyed the movie but wanted to see MORE of the PENGUINS and less of the other characters. The main characters (Marty, Gloria, Alex, Melman) suffer from "a deplorable excess of personality". They were so stereotypical and overdone, as if the actors were afraid that they couldn't convey enough attitude to make the characters easy to identify. The egotistical "king of the beasts", his fun-loving sidekick zebra, the "Big is beautiful" hippo and the hypochondriac giraffe. They were annoying rather than clever. Despite this, we loved the penguins...Rico in particular. We could watch Rico all day. WE WANT MORE PENGUINS AND MORE RICO! Leave the other animals in the background and give the penguins the spotlight! MORE RICO! It's still a cute movie and perfect for kids to watch.