介绍:
Mr. Popper's Penguins is a movie for kids, and happy kids at that. Families will have fun watching this movie, but divorced parents might have to walk away in order to avoid some unhealthy tugging of the heartstrings. Yet, I expect very few adults to be able to enjoy the film, despite lead actor Jim Carrey's desperate attempts to make it funny.
Mr. Popper, played by Jim Carrey, is an ambitious and sly real estate agent. Having spent his childhood being neglected by his adventurous father, he grows up to be a workaholic and in turn neglects his own children. However, his temperament changes drastically when his late father leaves him a rather unexpected gift: six adorable Gentoo penguins, which help Popper win back the hearts of his children and his ex-wife, and also secure a lucrative business deal.
The plot is quite predictable. After the first ten minutes, any adult who keeps their brain in shape will be able know what's going to happen over the next 80 minutes. All you'll see is the six penguins taking turns to squeal, bite, stumble into something, cut cheese and poop on the floor; things that are mildly funny, and better if not repeated. But unfortunately, it seems the director has bet too much on the innate cuteness of these penguins, and people's tolerance of penguin excrement.
These are real Gentoo Penguins you see in the movie, and for the stunts that even these smart avians can't perform, CGI birds are used, with the differences almost unnoticeable. These animation-enhanced penguins actually steal the thunder of the lead actor, who practically struggles to hold his own during the movie. Indeed, you can literally see Jim Carrey pushing himself over the edge trying to earn some laughter, but what he receives is probably no more than a lukewarm response.
Yet Mr. Carrey is not to blame. Despite a few wrinkles which are starting to show on his expressive face, he is still himself, but the lack of creativity in the script doesn't allow him much room to bring out his best.
One small point worth mentioning is the 'it-goes-with-saying attitude' that the movie takes towards divorce. At the beginning of the movie, no extra effort is made to stress that Mr. Popper is a divorced father. This somehow reflects the reality that in the US divorce has become quite commonplace.
An in regards to divorce, as mentioned above, divorced parents might have to think twice before taking their children to watch this film. In reality divorced couples don't get back together as easily as the couple in this comic movie; so parents might be wary to remind their children of unhappy memories or put difficult questions in their minds.
Mr. Popper's Penguins is a film for happy families. It's comical almost to the point of frivolity, and the adorable penguins are the only appealing thing in the whole movies. At the end of the day, the penguins deserve a SIX.
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