Well, this movie was anything but a dissapointment. Once again, the non-spoiler approach to making trailors rescued this movie. I had no idea what to expect, and as a result, I was very surprised, and patiently had to be learned in what the plot was doing and where it was going.
First of all, this movie is beautiful. CG is amazing, and it looks real. Literally. It looks like real penguins in the real arctic. And they mix it with live action humans, so that enhances it a bit.
In general, this is a fascinating movie about the lives of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica. It follows at first the life of Memphis (Hugh Jackman, Swordfish), a young honkeytonk Penguin, who woos his wife (Nicole Kidman, Legends of the Fall) by singing to her. He then guard the egg they make, but drops it in the snow. The whole scheme of the plot is beautifully narrated by Lovelace (Robin Williams, Bicentennial Man). And he establishes the penguin lifestyle and culture.
Soon, Mumbles (Elijah Wood, Lord of the Rings) is hatched and can’t sing a single note. He can dance like crazy though. It’s a little hard to visualize, because penguins don’t really have legs, and half of the fascination behind dancing is the leg movements.
Mumbles becomes an outcast, but is befriended by Ramone (also Williams) and his posse, who eventually journey to the distant shor in search of Aliens who they believe to be responsible for the lack of fish in the Arctic. It’s a laugh a minute, and really just brilliantly done. Come with no expectations, and come to a 2.
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