First off, I had extremely low expectations when I saw this movie. Movies with animals in starring roles are generally terrible or gag-inducing family films, but this one isn't really either. The kangaroo is only in the film for around 5 minutes. It's really just a reasonably decent crime caper comedy/buddy film that for some inexplicable reason has a kangaroo (which doesn't talk by the way except in a dream sequence) as a plot device. All in all a standard Jerry Bruckheimer type production, except with a stupid title and a kangaroo. Lots of action, lots of humor, snappy dialogue, a hetero love interest for the main character, a dumb plot, and a happy ending. Sure, you've probably seen it all before. But, it's reasonably good for what it is. It's not Citizen Kane but if you want light entertainment, you could do a lot worse. Not really a family film by the way, despite appearances to the contrary. All in all a mediocre film, but not bad by any stretch of the imagination.
Review of Kangaroo Jack
