Mr. Popper's Penguins
Upon receiving the gift of his father who sends him a penguin, Tom Popper, a young successful businessman, who spends all his time in work, ignoring his family and children, struggles against getting rid of it, but he falsely orders another 5 penguins, the thing that changes his life and teaches him a moral lesson.
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.
