Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2011
Country: USA
Runtime: 95
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Mark Waters
Sound: Dolby
Taglines:
Writing by: Sean Anders – (screenplay) &
John Morris – (screenplay) and
Jared Stern – (screenplay)
Richard Atwater – (novel) and
Florence Atwater – (novel)
Produced by: Derek Dauchy – executive producer
John Davis – producer
Jonathan Filley – line producer
Joel Gotler – executive producer
Jessica Tuchinsky – executive producer
Cast: Jim Carrey – Mr. Popper
Carla Gugino – Amanda
Angela Lansbury – Mrs. Van Gundy
Ophelia Lovibond – Pippi
Madeline Carroll – Janie
Clark Gregg – Nat Jones
Jeffrey Tambor – Mr. Gremmins
David Krumholtz – Kent
Philip Baker Hall – Franklin
Maxwell Perry Cotton – Billy
James Tupper – Rick
Music: James Newton Howard
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Plot:
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Jim Carrey as Mr. Popper is restrained in this family friendly film. Some of the charm of the original book is sacrificed by the modern day New York setting. The film has a bright happy look highlighted by wonderful art direction and set design. It’s a safe enough and would’ve received a “G” rating aside from plenty of penguin poo. In a summer filled with super heroes and explosions it is a welcome change of pace.The best scenes involve the penguins. As go the penguins so goes the movie. It is a message movie on the incredible importance of family and don’t sell out for a fish.