Doesn’t really live up to the promise that the idea and voice talent deserve. But it’s still spirited, amiable, featherweight summer fun.
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Madagascar (2005)
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Reviews Counted:179
Fresh:98
Rotten:81
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A solid if unspectacular CGI flick.
Theatrical Release:May 27, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $193,136,719
Synopsis: The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the voice of... [More]
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
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Reviews for Madagascar
Get used to this phrase: “The penguins are psychotic.”
05/18/05
...Whenever the film seems in danger of getting bland, [Baron Cohen's] scenes kick it up to another level
05/27/05
This endearing character piece offers animal high jinks for youngsters, plus pop culture humor and lushly composed animation for adults.
05/27/05
Madagascar is great good fun, not only because the filmmakers have enlisted some wonderful voice talent but also because the visuals truly are marvelous.
05/27/05
The characters arrive at Madagascar, and, that's about it.
06/11/05
The latest entry in the cute-animal-talking-like-Oscar Wilde meets colorful comuter generated animation.
05/28/05
Starts off slowly but eventually evolves into a colorful, suitably bouncy tale of displaced friendship on trial...
05/26/05
...There’s no love affair, no princess, no… well, no anything, really – just lemurs and steak fantasies. But it’s still a fun bit of fluff, and a well-rendered one at that.
05/27/05
In an ocean of family films that either try too hard or aim too low, Madagascar is a charming, genuinely funny picture that provides a good ride for adults and kids.
05/27/05
Madagascar is not just a technological breakthrough, but also a fun and funny movie for all ages.
05/27/05
Brilliantly written, animated and performed, it not only bridges the child-adult divide, but also makes its kid-friendly humor smart in its own way.
05/27/05
Top CriticIt's funny and entertaining with great characters, and enough jokes just for the adults to make everybody happy.
05/27/05
It's pretty much the only family option right now, and it's not a bad one.
05/26/05
Madagascar will unite parents and their tykes with laughter
06/08/05
The animation is visually stunning, and the animals' stylized rendering and friendly look is in keeping with the energetic mood of the movie.
05/26/05
A foursome of digitally animated zoo animals escape the inner city confines of Manhattan's Central Park Zoo in search of freedom that's not be all it's cracked up to be in this well-defined children's comedy.
04/16/09
Ho-hum, ho-hum, another animated flick.
06/06/05
Amiably entertaining.
08/11/08
Madagascar is the first film in a while that will make the whole family smile.
05/27/05
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