Now when I entered this movie theater to watch this movie I expected a good time. Just a good time. Nothing more nothing less. This movie stars Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra, David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe, and Jada Smith as Gloria the Hippo. This movie is about the New York zoo animals waiting for the penguins to return to take them back to their zoo. But they don't come. So they then go to Monte Carlo to try to find them and they do. In a casino. Gambling. With a disguise of a woman. And nobody notices them. As you can see this movie does not share the realistic style that other animated films use such as Toy Story. It is very cartooney, for example their is one scene where a woman runs through and breaks a brick wall without losing momentum and feeling no pain. But I digress, the zoo animals then get the attention of the gamblers and everybody runs for their lives. While all the animals, including the penguins, are trying to escape. In the meantime a animal exterminator chases them through Monte Carlo and through the entire movie. The animals then find a circus train while they are running from the cops and they then join the circus.
I loved the comedy this movie uses. It has comedy that kids will love (such as slapstick) but also have comedy for adults too. Many jokes will go over kids heads but you will get. This is great because if you are a parent watching it, you will have just as a good time as your kid does. I really liked the characters. They were all shown their flaws, fears, and weaknesses. And none were annoying in how many other animated films are. But I think the stars of this movie are the circus animals. The Russian tiger (played by Bryan Cranston) is one of them that stands out. His character really shows someone who has truly lost something. Gia the jaguar (played by Jessica Chastain) is another circus animal that I really liked. When she is on screen, you feel a sense of adventure. But maybe I'm looking too much into it. Oh well.
This movie also has some faults though. It has some things that every kids movie has. In every kids movie there is always something that the main character does that is a lie, the other characters find out, the main character says it's not what it looks like, and then is shunned for 15 minutes while he then gets redemption and everybody loves him. This movie has this, painful formula but it executes it for a very slow amount of time and also bends it a little. I am so happy that they did that because I HATE the mellow drama that ensues at the beginning of the end of a kids film.
So in conclusion, this is a very good film, albeit a predictable one. This is a great film to watch if you want a good time and them some.
8/10
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