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Mr. Poppers Penguins
PG (SINGAPORE)
2011
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Mr. Poppers Penguins
Positive Reviews
61
Negative reviews
42
Average Rating
2.7
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2.0
A film that cant seem to buy into its own strident message of family first, possibly because to prove your love, you apparently have to risk the wrath ..
Av Club
3.0
Carrey, eyes jutting open in mischief, cant really surprise us much anymore.
EW
1.9
Mr. Poppers Penguins is a stupefying dumb family movie proving that penguins have limited charisma as pets.
Rogerebert
3.0
MR. POPPERS PENGUINS is a surprisingly entertaining family comedy.
Common Sense Media
2.0
Still, at least theres a deep seated moral attached to this pea brained parable: if your business is failing and your love life waning, just pick up a ..
Time Out
1.3
The once boundlessly energetic comedian is no longer trying so hard to impress viewers with his hyper brand of slapstick.
2.5
Carrey, who is something of a CGI peacock himself, is the best thing about the film, which should delight young audiences even as it diverts their adu ..
4.5
I cant shoot myself with a memory bullet and make this movie a fresh and exciting experience.
Collider
3.0
Credit Carrey for finding funny and silly ways to clown around with his avian co stars.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
In the sea of mediocrity that passes for childrens films these days, Mr. Poppers Penguins has enough originality (and silly physical comedy) to make i ..
3.0
The best thing about Mr Poppers Penguins is that it makes no discernible sense.Why penguins
Telegraph
3.0
Mr. Poppers Penguins, a mildly amusing flight of fancy for the family crowd, is far better for its penguins than its Popper.
2.5
Everything about the idea of Mr. Poppers Penguins sounds lovely, and everything about the actual movie is ugly.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
When the penguins (a clever blend of real birds and CG) arent on screen, the rest is a predictable tale of a man learning to appreciate family and fee ..
3.0
Its not a good movie, but not an entirely insulting one either, trading on Jim Carreys remarkable physical skills and some moments of clever wordplay ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Thanks to plucky performances and some perfectly precious pets, Mr. Poppers Penguins provides a pleasant, if obviously packaged, pursuit.
Ny Daily News
2.0
This is Carrey phoning it in, without any of the usual Carrey hi jinx that makes these films worth watching.
JoBlo
2.5
So theres no mistaking who deserves top billing in Mr. Poppers Penguins.Whats more, its kind of reassuring to know that star power can still save a pi ..
The Globe And Mail
2.0
Blindspotting: A buddy comedy with much on its mind Blindspotting: A buddy comedy with much on its mind Jul 25 If there is a growing gap between the e ..
Philly
2.5
So the sight of the actor mugging it up with a half dozen penguins isnt all that strange.
Philly
2.0
Infantile family comedy...a cutesy, by the numbers mixture of slapstick and sentiment.
One Guys Opinion
1.0
Fervently panders to an under 10 audience with Carreys main requirement only to mug in a variety of reaction shots to his beaked sidekicks mischievous ..
Village Voice
2.5
Its not very good, but it works better than it has any right to because Carrey never ever phones it in.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
The beloved 1938 childrens book about a house painter who becomes guardian to a dozen penguins has been turned into a standard issue childrens comedy ..
Chicago Reader
1.9
The concept could be fine in the realm of purely silly, slapstick comedy.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Mr. Poppers is neither a return to form for Carrey nor a particularly good film, but it does boast two terrific sight gags and should please the kids.
3.1
But he keeps the action lively and the camera trained on the adorable flightless birds, blending live action and CGI seamlessly.Most of all, Carrey hi ..
Usa Today
3.0
This is ultimately standard family fare that will keep children happy without really making a lasting impression.
Radio Times
3.0
Unlike Judy Moody, this is a family flick, not a childrens flick.And it has a little something for everyone.
Screen It
1.5
The latest installment in Soul Jazz Records Boombox series, tracing the evolution of recorded rap in the late 70s and early 80s, provides us with the ..
Pop Matters
3.0
On top of that, the supposed villains (David Krumholtzs building supervisor, Clark Greggs zookeeper) are underwritten and the film slightly overdoes t ..
View London
3.0
Its probably futile by now to hope that Carrey might showcase his comedy in movies that arent as mushy with family entertainment values as this one.
Cs Monitor
3.8
The movie is a surprisingly touching, low key ballad of middle aged male regret disguised as a kiddie comedy replete with poop and fart jokes and socc ..
New York Post
3.0
Mr. Poppers Penguins is first and foremost a Jim Carrey movie, a showcase for his trademark mugging and capering with a gooey sentimental center that ..
Film Journal International ..
3.0
But director Mark Waters manages to wring some charm out of the film, and out of Carrey.
Az Central
2.5
Maybe without quite realizing it, Carrey is embroiled in a kind of Jekyll and Hyde drama.
Boston
3.0
Theres one excellent scene where the penguins disrupt a black tie charity event at the Guggenheim Museum, but the laughter is intermittent and is ulti ..
Guardian
2.0
As family entertainment for the summer holidays it isnt bad, and Britains Ophelia Lovibond does well as Poppers perky assistant, though Carrey is fund ..
Guardian
3.5
Can the penguins survive in a Park Avenue apartment building.Its lots of fun discovering the answers to those questions while being entertained by Car ..
Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Another plays football and hits Carrey in the crotch, a recurring sight gag.Wow, this script is inventive.
Daily Mail
3.0
What the script lacks in life, Waters at least partially makes up for in action.
Eye For Film
4.0
I havent laughed as much for a long time; Mr Poppers Penguins has the cute factor, is hilariously funny and its heart is as warm as ice is cold.
2.5
Susan Grangers review of Mr. Poppers Penguins (20th Century Fox) What happened to zany, delightful Jim Carrey who enchanted audiences as Ace Ventura: ..
Susang Ranger
1.0
I dare you to look up the plot of the book and tell me if you think that wasnt a better film than this drivel.
Movies
1.5
A lot a lot a lot.So much poop its like a parody of kid movies where theres a lot of cute animals that poop.
Movies
4.5
The director, Mark Waters, moves things briskly along and lets the charming absurdity of penguin behavior rise to its inherently good natured heights.
New Yorker
2.0
Yet another almost ghastly film wrapped around the gigantic talent that is Jim Carrey.
Boston Herald
3.0
Yet it exudes an amiable charm, aided by some extremely well trained penguins and seamless special effects.
Express
3.1
Posher Penguins still pleasant Jim Carrey dials it down to stand out amid birds, kids 2.5 stars Turns out this is his first, and its not bad (optional ..
Chicago Tribune
2.0
The penguins are more irritating than cute, and the kid friendly humor falls just as flat as the handful of jokes aimed at keeping adults awake.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
Carrey fans will be let down by the rubber faced one playing straight man to a pack of penguins. While kids may find the plot p p past its sell by dat ..
Total Film
3.0
The filmmakers make the time honored mistake of going too far with animal fart and poop humor, and it takes away from the hoped for effect of inuring ..
Coles Mithey
1.3
Problem is, it isnt inspirational and it certainly isnt funny, and unless youre a fan of watching penguins poop theres little of substance to be found ..
Movie Freak
3.3
The Bottom Line: Despite gags that fall flat and potty humor going for easy laughs from the kids, Mr. Poppers Penguins offers generally enjoyable and ..
3.0
Its no surprise that the birds ultimately contribute to the awakening of Poppers latent humanity.
Movie Habit
2.0
Watching too many movies like this might encourage too many questions for kids of divorced parents.
7M Pictures
2.0
Despite humor that relies too heavily on bird farting and pooping, the sometimes sweet Penguins doesnt stink.
E Online
3.5
The result is a thoroughly entertaining film that is that rarity: something that the whole family can enjoy.
Maki At The Movies
1.5
Children who find bumbling, chubby creatures entertaining wont have any complaints, and the parallel of a familial bond with the unity of a waddle of ..
4.0
It might all sound horribly sickly but trust me, the whimsy comes with just enough wistfulness to put a lump in your throat.P p p pick up a ticket.
Mirror
3.1
The humor is often quite childish and penguin poop is used at least three times too many as a punchline, but its mostly pleasant and amusing enough.No ..
Three Movie Buffs
2.0
Its all highly predictable stuff and theres not much crackle or spark in this familiarity to make it worthwhile.
Digital Spy
1.3
Carrey generates zero laughs with one penguin. Then five more penguins arrive, and even youngsters should know the product of six times zero.
Red Eye Chicago
3.1
Waters neatly integrates trained birds and computer generated imagery, but the warm blooded actors are stuck with a story that refuses to fly.
Stl Today
1.5
A bland family film where your struggle with consciousness will be the most exciting thing happening in the theater.
Stl Today
3.0
face performs gymnastic, nay pyroclastic, spasms while the voice cracks gags as a top chef cracks eggs: quickly, expertly, instantly separating, when ..
Ft
1.9
This is strictly paint by numbers filmmaking, so superficial and rudimentary that it is difficult to buy into any of it.
Dustin Put Man
1.9
Jim Carrey and six birds are less charming than a walking alliteration joke.
Larsen On Film
2.5
If Carrey is less manic than you anticipate, hes also a lot less funny.But that may be a problem of the writing, which is thin at best.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
Predictable and daft, its still great fun with a superb turn from Clark Gregg as a villainous zookeeper.
The Sun
4.0
But not without the troubles that bored flightless birds in a confined space bring.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
Come for the penguins, stay for the four fart jokes, four defecation gags, one shot of testicle trauma, and a series of sketchy messages for the wee o ..
Brian Or Ndorf
3.1
Hes amicably divorced from Amanda (Carla Gugino) and doesnt spend nearly enough time with his two children (Madeline Carroll and Maxwell Perry Cotton) ..
3.5
(How the filmmakers got permission to portray the landmark in such an unflattering light for most of the film is the productions greatest achievement. ..
Sbs
1.5
Look out for perky Brit Ophelia Lovibond, who provides a perfectly pleasing performance as Poppers alliteration prone assistant, Pippi, who peppers he ..
What So
3.0
Even so, I think a truthful film must also honor the pain and trauma of divorce.There may possibly be a place in the world for grown up screwball come ..
Decent Films
4.0
My heart was warmed by gratuitous moments when Mr. Carrey clowns for clownings sake in the best of them, he makes a slo mo entrance to a press confere ..
Wsj
3.0
Mr. Poppers Penguins finds Carrey in an agreeable groove, gliding smoothly.
Jam! Movies
2.0
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Seven Day Svt
3.0
Jim Carreys farts and flippers comedy, which, though exceedingly dumb, is at least very smart about what appeals to 4 to 10 year old kids, fans of Hap ..
Ny Mag
2.0
Indeed, this familiarity only adds to the feeling that this is just another Carrey movie, likely to please younger viewers with the animal magic, but ..
The National
2.5
Children will adore this funny film and parents who must tag along will get some laughs out of it as well.
Review Express
1.0
The closest thing to a surprise that it has to offer viewers is that it doesnt actually star Eddie Murphy.
Tiny Url
2.0
Unfortunately, not even Carrey at his best could save what is ultimately a very dull confection.
Fan The Fire Magazine
4.0
Mr. Poppers Penguins is a delightful family film from an industry void of them. Take the kids or the grandkids and have a few laughs.
Tri City Herald
4.0
Director Waters, who knows his way around young adult fare having directed such films as the 2003 version of Freaky Friday and The Spiderwick Chronicl ..
Media Mikes
1.3
If Mom was still alive, she would be as mad as a wet hen. Or maybe a dry penguin.
Qc Times
3.0
While the story is formula cornball, director Mark Waters sells it confidently, handling the unruly antarctic denizens as amiably as he handled Lindsa ..
New York Time Out
4.5
March of the Penguins Plus Puerile People. Theres the cute animals schtick, lazy toilet humour, and a squawwwking message about rediscovering both inn ..
Vue Weekly
3.0
Why is Jim Carrey standing around watching penguins be funny Why isnt he in a movie where Jim Carrey is funny
Detroit News
3.8
Fortunately, the movie throws adults a few bones along the way; this is by no means an unpleasant film to watch, and the Ice Age short that runs with ..
Miami
2.5
But once the penguins arrive, it devolves into penguin poop jokes and predictable plot turns.Parents will find the film overstretches belief.
World Wng
3.0
Such a brazenly moronic and uninspired example of a family movie that youd swear it was a parody of brazenly moronic and uninspired family movies.
Film.com
3.8
Though a predictable outing, theres a sweetness to this film that lowers ones inhibitions and leaves you susceptible to its charms.
Illinois Times
3.0
Raises the odd chortle but is unlikely to appeal to anyone over 10.
Little White Lies
2.5
But once the kids come into the picture and the movie starts drowning in moral lessons, things come apart.
Critics Notebook
3.0
Its an old fashioned movie, gentling its way toward satisfying familial reunion, fueled by almost always endearing penguin antics.
MSN Movies
3.6
Thankfully the penguins are cute enough and Jim Carrey is charmingly restrained enough to make even the lowest jokes enjoyable for the adults watching ..
Flixist
2.0
It used to be that a comedian had to make an armed services comedy. Now, we stick them in domestic stories about daddies who learn family is more impo ..
Movie Mom
3.5
The whole enterprise is surprisingly painless, albeit in an icy cool, numbed out way.
Movie Line
2.5
However, overall he is wasted in this film, which is overtly geared towards children with its broad humour and thick sentiment.
Cinema Autopsy
2.0
And while the younger kids might get plenty of giggles, most of the grown ups will likely be bored silly.
Standard Net Au
3.0
Jim Carrey and co will struggle to take flight in a summer overloaded with blockbusters.
Liver Pool Echo
2.0
If only my other disappointments were this entertaining.Actually, the new entry is better than its predecessor Cars.
Kc Active
5.0
Stagecoach marks the birth of one of the most successful partnerships Hollywood has ever seen.
Leonard Mal
3.0
Heres hoping they never stop making Mission: Impossible movies like Fallout Tribune News ServiceMission: Impossible movie.Hardly.
Google
2.0
Whatever fond memories audiences have of the Atwaters work, Hollywood wants to poop all over them.
New York Metro Mix
2.0
A good story can be as fruitful on screen as it is timeless on paper.
Birmingham Mail
4.0
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Jo Reviews
3.1
Jim Carrey shrewdly lets his tiny co stars have most, but not all, the fun in Mr. Poppers Penguins
Washington Times
2.0
Be prepared for the oh so real possibility that your kid or your wife is going to want a penguin for Christmas after seeing this movie.
Dallas News
2.0
Its not an unwatchable film, its just that, like the flightless birds, it never manages to take off.
2.5
Step 1: Go ahead and pop this Penguin treat.The Jim Carrey comedy is the kind of brain friendly family entertainment perfect for a summer movie.
The Movie Kit
1.5
Mr. Poppers Penguins ranks as just another in a long line of disappointments from Carrey.
Movies About
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! ..
Screen Junkies
3.0
Even minor Carrey is undeniably entertaining.Thank heavens it wasnt Brendan Fraser.
Yahoo Movies
2.5
Although the mix of real gentoo penguins and CGI tricksters will keep youngsters entertained, we spend a lot of time waiting for the movie to shake a ..
Toronto Star
4.0
These are the types of childrens comedy movies that should be seen more often...
3.5
In a desert of family films, it stands out as a surprising oasis.
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