Plucky penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) -- the most elite spies ever hatched -- join forces with a chic undercover organization known as the North Wind. Led by highly trained, handsome and arrogant Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), this special inter-species task force must stop a many-tentacled villain, Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich), from destroying the world.
Release Date: 26 November, 2014 (USA)
Directors: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith
Run-time: 1h 32m 19s
MPAA Rating: PG
Screenplay: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, John Aboud, Michael Colton, Brandon Sawyer
Genre: Animation
REVIEWS:
This is a kids’ movie that is content to remain a kids’ movie, in contrast to the somewhat grander aspirations of, say, Big Hero Six. -
Christopher Orr
, The Atlantic
Any pretense of pathos—never Dreamworks’ strong suit—is dropped in favor of physics-defying pursuits, bizarre plot turns, and non-stop punch-lines. -
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
, A.V. Club
A lazy, noisy ADHD-addled collection of animated clichés guaranteed to give anyone older than 5 a headache, even if you don’t see it in optional 3-D. -
Lou Lumenick
, New York Post
Cast; Tom McGrath (Skipper), Benedict Cumberbatch (Classified), John DiMaggio (Rico), Christopher Knights (Private) and others.
IMDb Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt1911658/
IMDb Review: 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Link: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/penguins_of_madagascar/
Rotten Tomatoes Review: 72%
Metacritic Link: http://www.metacritic.com/movie/penguins-of-madagascar
Metacritic Review: 53%
