Mr. Poppers Penguins
According to the lonely childhood he had, as his father was spending most of his time traveling, Popper, a successful businessman, who spends his time in working, ignoring his children, the thing that leads his father to send him a gift that turns down his life, but helps him to learn some valuable lessons and to reunite with his children.
8 July 1944, San Francisco, California, USA
21 April 1977, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
10 September 1931, Toledo, Ohio, USA
28 October 1957, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
16 October 1925, Regent's Park, London, England, UK
June 22, 2013
Even minor Carrey is undeniably entertaining.
May 12, 2012
Popper is just a pooper.
June 22, 2011
The good news is that, even though one must pace oneself through the dull parts, usually involving Mr. Popper's dullish family, [Carrey's] in pretty good form whenever he's getting physical
December 20, 2011
grown-ups will quickly become annoyed with the squawking, the poorly conceived penguin names and the copious amount of penguin poop
June 17, 2011
Why is Jim Carrey standing around watching penguins be funny? Why isn't he in a movie where Jim Carrey is funny?
June 27, 2011
The director, Mark Waters, moves things briskly along and lets the charming absurdity of penguin behavior rise to its inherently good-natured heights.
June 17, 2011
Jim Carrey's 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 Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, and YouTube animal videos.
June 17, 2011
Such a brazenly moronic and uninspired example of a family movie that you'd swear it was a parody of brazenly moronic and uninspired family movies.
January 04, 2013
Kid-friendly, if not exactly potty-trained.
December 20, 2011
Look out for perky Brit Ophelia Lovibond, who provides a perfectly pleasing performance as Popper's alliteration-prone assistant, Pippi, who peppers her pronouncements with a profusion of p's.
August 03, 2011
Holy mother of pearl, talk about superficial claptrap!
December 29, 2011
In a desert of "family films," it stands out as a surprising oasis.
