Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Jim Carrey family film about a wealthy New York businessman who inherits a waddle of penguins. The penguins turn his swanky apartment into a winter wonderland and his life upside down.
Based on the popular children's book (originally published in 1938), the film was shot on a refridgerated soundstage with mostly real penguins.
Starring
Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll, Angela Lansbury
Directed by
Mark Waters ('Ghosts of Girlfriends Past', 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', 'Mean Girls')
Written by
Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern
(G) | Adaptation, Comedy, Family | USA | Official Website
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Average rating 
boring entertainment
Carey unimpressive and upstaged by the penguins. Boring for adults with little story and no real ending. Mild fun for kids.
Reviewed by chris stringerPRESS REVIEWS
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie stars Jim Carrey, who is in his pleasant mode. It would have helped if he were in his manic mode, although it's hard to get a rise out of a penguin.
Click to read full review.Hollywood Reporter
The six penguins cast in this amiable family comedy steal the movie -- along with any fish they can find -- although the film's star, Jim Carrey, does manage to hold his own. Barely.
Click to read full review.Los Angeles Times
The-impossible-to-upstage stars are the penguins, a combination of real Gentoos specially trained for the film and some computer-generated counterparts. The special effects gurus blend the two seamlessly, making it easy to believe there was no digital wizardry involved, which is perhaps the niftiest trick of all.
Click to read full review.NZ Herald (Francesca Rudkin)
Jim Carrey is upstaged by pooping penguins in this predictable family flick.
Click to read full review.The A.V. Club (USA)
Mr. Popper's Penguins reins in its rubber-faced star, leaving most of the rote physical comedy (and overabundance of fart jokes) to his nonhuman counterparts, comprised of a combination of CGI and real penguins.
Click to read full review.Total Film (UK)
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 date.
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