Madagascar

2.50
    Madagascar
    2005

    Synopsis

    Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends—Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo—have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape—with the help of some prodigious penguins—to explore the world.

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    Cast

    • Ben StillerAlex (voice)
    • Chris RockMarty (voice)
    • David SchwimmerMelman (voice)
    • Jada Pinkett SmithGloria (voice)
    • Sacha Baron CohenJulien (voice)
    • Cedric the EntertainerMaurice (voice)
    • Andy RichterMort (voice)
    • Tom McGrathSkipper / Fossa / Panicky Man on Subway (voice)
    • Christopher KnightsPrivate (voice)
    • Chris MillerKowalski (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      Dishes up some very corny jokes, but the images have a brighter-than-life vivacity.
    • 88

      Charlotte Observer

      The animals' personalities have been carefully calibrated: They have sufficient edge to amuse us as characters, yet they're cuddly enough to market as plush toys or action figures.
    • 80

      Dallas Observer

      It's bright and spry, giggly and bouncy, but also cuddly with occasional touches of cruelty--a movie in which best friends, when let loose in the wild, suddenly realize one's a little higher on the food chain.
    • 63

      ReelViews

      Eventually, it had to happen: a computer-animated dud.
    • 60

      The Hollywood Reporter

      It's frustrating to see this wonderful-looking, laugh-out-loud funny survival tale fall short of its potential.
    • 60

      Variety

      Pleasant, if mediocre family fare.
    • 60

      Village Voice

      Madagascar's relaxed density is a relief given the DreamWorks tendency to overbear, overblast, and overcaricaturize.
    • 50

      The New Yorker

      Often quite beautiful. But Madagascar, which was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, is mismanaged pretty much from start to finish.

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