If you last through the first 30 minutes, you may find yourself rewarded

Rating: 6/10 (1 June 2005)

Oy! Being an ex-New Yorker, I managed the first 30 minutes which takes place in the Big Apple with minor boredom and a lot of heavy sighs. Hackneyed characterizations of the hypochondriac as giraffe, the girl with an attitude from the inner city as hippo, the relentless egotistical maniac as lion and his thinking man's friend zebra along with the stupid upper-crust couple of monkeys were almost excruciating. Not to mention the good-fella penguins. When the road-trip began, I was able to wake up again. The absolute star of this show is Julian, the King and if you make it to his opening scene, you will finally be rewarded. His every line is so good, I was willing to forget the rest of the movie for the pleasure of his company. Sacha Baron Cohen, may you live long and prosper. Now I have to move it move it.