Sunday, 24 February 2013

Mr. Popper's Penguins

This is a nice film and suitable for age 5 and up.

Totally predictable, featuring Jim Carrey (The Truman Show). His performance was inconsistent - brief flashes of the zany stuff that we have all come to expect, but I thought he looked tired and gaunt and sometimes it felt like he wasn't 'in' the part. Carla Gugino (whom I liked in Night at the Museum and who appears to have had other mainly minor roles during her career) is good, and Madeline Carroll (who looked familiar but is new to me) plays her daughter and showed some good acting range. Oh yes, Angela Lansbury plays her usual type of character.

An enjoyable rental.

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