Great Technical Wizardry Compensate For Its Flaws

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2013)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a 3D computer-animated comedy film that is the third installment of the Madagascar series, and it is the first in the series to be released in 3D.
In the this third movie,Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still struggling to get home to New York. This time, their journey takes them to Europe where they are relentlessly pursued by the murderous Monaco- based French Animal Control officer Captain Chantel DuBois. As a means of getting passage to North America, the zoo animals purchase a failing traveling circus as they become close friends with the staff like Vitaly,Gia and Stefano. Together, they spectacularly revitalize the business and along the way find themselves reconsidering where their true home really is.
The movie's ensemble cast includes the voices of Ben Stiller,Chris Rock,David Schwimmer,Jada Pinkett Smith,Sacha Baron Cohen,Cedric the Entertainer,Andy Richter,Tom McGrath,Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston,Martin Short and Frances McDormand. The film is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon.
This third edition may arrive with low expectations, but it's a pleasant surprise, sending its character barrelling across continents for a zippy, engaging 90-minute adventure.It may lack a little in charm and warmth, but the technical brilliance and decent use of 3D go some way towards compensating for the dimensions that the film otherwise lacks like the development of the characters or situations for comedy gold as the filmmakers instead just crank up the chaos.Overall,it is a dazzlingly colorful and frenetic film that is silly enough for young kids, but boasts enough surprising smarts to engage parents along the way.