Happy Feet (2006)

All Critics (164) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (124) | Rotten (41) | DVD (28)

You should see Happy Feet -- not only because it's stupendous, but also because it features the best dancing you'll see on the screen this year.

June 29, 2007 Full Review

David Edelstein

New York Magazine

Top Critic

Awkward but graceful, derivative but daring, Happy Feet is, indeed, a flightless bird in the best and worst sense.

February 3, 2007 Full Review

Stephen Garrett

Time Out New York

Top Critic

Director George 'Babe' Miller has pulled off a coup with this one; he's raised the benchmark to a whole new level, both visually and conceptually. Bravo.

December 30, 2006 Full Review

Derek Adams

Time Out

Top Critic

Was I enchanted, entertained or even diverted for its 108-minute running time? Not really.

November 29, 2006 Full Review

Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

Top Critic

I think kids will love it, because the penguins are cute.

November 20, 2006 Full Review

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

Happy Feet is the kind of musical comedy that might have swept the world if MGM had been based in Antarctica instead of Culver City.

November 17, 2006 Full Review

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Top Critic

Ultra-cute kid flick has a few scary, emotional moments.

January 1, 2011 Full Review

Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Parables about xenophobia, tolerance, religion and ecological responsibility are played to cuddly conclusions. Balletic underwater sequences and a jukebox-musical soundtrack spanning Chicago to Grandmaster Flash are spoonfuls of sugar for the medicine.

September 24, 2010 Full Review

Nick Rogers

Suite101.com

Despite the film getting a bit erratic and preachy, Happy Feet is generally cute and entertaining. (Holiday Family Collection)

November 1, 2009 Full Review

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

George Miller's jubilant, eccentric film makes its CGI penguins vibrant, expressive, even cosmic

August 28, 2009 Full Review

Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

The perfect film for audiences who found fault with March of the Penguins because it was too emotionally taxing and you couldn't dance to it.

September 10, 2008 Full Review

Angel Cohn

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Puts heart and soul back into the good old computer animated, talking animals family film.

September 10, 2008 Full Review

Matthew De Abaitua

Film4

It's March of the Penguins meets The Little Mermaid in this cute musical tour de force.

August 23, 2008 Full Review

Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

Unfortunately, once the eye candy is firmly established, there's a story here that drags and drags. Then it takes a bit of a leap before it drags some more.

August 13, 2007 Full Review | Comments (3)

Ryan Cracknell

Calgary Movies

Stands at the very top of the 2006 animated kid's film class.

April 10, 2007 Full Review

Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

• 1. Raul: What you huggin' for?
  2. Ramon: He told me to.
  3. Raul: Get away.
  4. Ramon: No, you like it!
  – Submitted by Brandon M (10 months ago)
• 1. Memphis: The word triumph starts with try and ends with?
  2. Mumble: ...Umph?
  3. Memphis: That's right, a great big UMPH!
  – Submitted by Augustine S (16 months ago)
• 1. Memphis: Whatcha doing there, boy?
  2. Mumble: I'm happy, Pa.
  3. Memphis: Whatcha doing with your feet?
  4. Mumble: They're happy, too.
  – Submitted by Augustine S (16 months ago)
• 1. Ramon: Don't feel so bad, my father also called me a pitiful loser, look how I turned out.
  – Submitted by Jamie I (18 months ago)
• 1. Memphis: I wouldn't do that around folks, Son.
  2. Baby Mumble: Why not?
  3. Memphis: Well... it just ain't penguin, okay?
  – Submitted by Owen F (18 months ago)
• 1. Mumble: But how will I know which one is my mama?
  2. Memphis: Oh, you'll know. She's got a wiggle in her walk, and a giggle in her talk. And when she sings, it darn near breaks your heart.
  – Submitted by Layla L (18 months ago)

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