Who's in it?
Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury

What's the plot?

Until he shared his New York penthouse with 6 penguins, Mr. Popper led a simple life. He went to work, he made good money, he knew of nothing more.

But as he swaps his home for a winter wonderland, Popper’s life turns upside-down. He warms to his frosty new friends. He enjoys his everyday chores of preparing sushi for seven while wearing gloves. But in these snowy square feet of Manhattan, it doesn’t take long before the cracks start to show.

Filmed almost entirely in refrigeration, ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ is Carey comedy genius at its very best.

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Contains mild comic threat and flatulence jokes.
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A lovely family film. I enjoyed Mr Poppers Penguins as much as my children did. Light hearted and funny.

This is a great fun film for the family, light hearted and full of laughs. Recommend

We've seen Jim Carey through many brilliant films, "Ace Ventura", "The Mask", and "The Cable Guy", he hasn't made a bad film yet, and "Mr Popper's Penguins" hasn't made the bad list either.

Carey has tackled the absent father with ex-wife and children whom through a particular quest reconnects with them and understand family values before in "Liar, Liar", except, instead of a birthday wish, a far cuddlier and mischievous medium is used instead, penguins.

A lot of the reviews have commented it's bland, or the film doesn't make sense, or it's unrealistic. At the end of the day, this is a children's film, imagination and creativity are the key ingredients in a family film.

What I did find confusing is that this particular film has been released in the middle of the summer, I believe this film would probably have been better received if it was released nearer Christmas time.

The film was fairly fast paced, I feel that more could have been done, especially with Mr Popper's character in his role in the development from corporate shark to best dad of the year.

I applaud Carey for taking a step back from the limelight as the adorable emperor penguins stole the show, each in their own individual qwerky personality.

I would definitely recommend this film to any family that enjoy the works of Carey and animals, as, despite its icy cold themes, it's a heart warming family success.