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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Review: Does the new Madagascar Installment Survived the Critics?

Penguins of Madagascar

(Photo : Reuters Pictures ) Penguins of Madagascar movie review

The lovable animated movie "Madagascar" will have a new installment but this movie won't feature its usual funny characters. However, the witty and smart penguins of the "Madagascar" franchise will be the star in "Penguins of Madagascar".

The movie, "Penguins of Madagascar" begins with unexpected voiceover of The German filmmaker, Werner Herzog. He gave a clever start to the movie by showing his works and his documentary films about penguins.

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The animated film was made for audiences ages 10 years old and below. The movie won't disappoint its target audience because they will be entertained by the antics shown in the movie. The audience will definitely fall in love with the cuddly protagonist of the movie, Kowalski (Chris Miller), Skipper (Tom McGrath), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knight).

In the movie, the penguins had been captured by the evil octopus named Dave also known as Dr. Octavius Brine. Dave was forced to do the evil plan because he was envious of the penguins' popularity and for being the beloved attraction at the zoo.

However, the penguins managed to escape Dave and were able to form an alliance with the James Bond inspired, Agent Classified, who was voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.

According to movie critics, the movie is simple and the characters are very basic but the movie has some antics that adults and children who are over 10 years old will enjoy like their gags involving the names of the celebrities. The movie featured talented voice talents but it was Cumberbatch who shines the most.

The animated film, "Penguins of Madagascar" was a Fox release and was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America" because of its mild action and rude humor. The movie runs for 92 minutes and was rated two and half stars out of four stars.

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