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Title: Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
| Dominic Chianese | ... | Reader | |
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William Charles Mitchell | ... | Yates (as William C. Mitchell) |
| Henry Kelemen | ... | Young Tommy Popper (as Henry Keleman) | |
| Kelli Barrett | ... | Tommy's Mom | |
Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) grew up having very little interaction with his father, who was off exploring the world. When he grows up, he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
On our way to an "adult" film (the theater turned out to be inaccessible), we ended up at "Mr. Popper's Penguins," which my friend remembered as a book that her now-29-year-old daughter had enjoyed. I can't remember an evening of more unadulterated, good-hearted laughs in ages.
Viewers should be cautioned to abandon any need for verisimilitude. This is not "March of the Penguin," although Jim Carrey does reference Morgan Freeman in one line. The human children, however, are delightfully true-to-life, in their enthusiasms and frustrations. The penguins, however, manage to exhibit a charming mixture of human-child mischief appropriate to their penguin natures -- sliding on any slippery surface, splashing wherever possible, finding refuge in any icy habitat available in a Manhattan apartment.
The dialogue is very well written and well paced. Jim Carrey is at his best -- annoyingly over- the-top as a slick sales executive, genuinely bonding with his surrogate children as time goes on -- a virtual "Marty Poppins." Angela Lansbury displays her mastery of her craft as a wealthy dowager quite unlike the charming "Jessica Fletcher" persona.