High-class New York businessman Jim Carrey's life gets turned upside down when his father passes away and he inherits six penguins. The typical would-be poignant and heartfelt situations then take place with Carrey's ex-wife (Carla Gugino) and a comic-book-styled bad guy (zookeeper Clark Gregg) making the biggest impressions within. Another film of recent memory which really is not sure what it wants to be. "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is a gimmick film based on a source (a children's book) which has limited cinematic potential. Carrey does what he can, but this is beneath his talents (seeming like it has been light years since "The Truman Show") and the penguins' cuteness meter drops steadily with each passing minute. The other performers seem lost here, in particular Angela Lansbury who almost appears to be in the wrong movie all together with a distracting and ultimately unwanted side-story. Plot holes galore, head-scratching outcomes, a confusing tone, and basic film-making shortcomings cage "Mr. Popper's Penguins" in the end. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Review of Mr. Popper's Penguins
