Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Comedy, Family
3.5 stars
I actually liked this one. Jim Carrey stars as a successful real estate agent who inherits penguins from his Dad and makes a home for them in his NY high-rise condo. Of course the concept is ridiculous, but the penguins were so darned cute that I fell in love with them! Jim Carrey himself was more restrained in this role, rather than his usual full-out kooky self in films like Ace Ventura. The kids in the theater loved it and I think the parents will be relieved to watch a heartwarming comedy that skips gross-out gimmicks (aside from the penguins pooping a few times, but then, what would you expect from a wild animal brought indoors?). Real penguins combined with very realistic computer graphics were used. Appropriate for all ages. Really cute.