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Title: Norm of the North (2016)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rob Schneider | ... | Norm (voice) | |
| Heather Graham | ... | Vera (voice) | |
| Ken Jeong | ... | Mr. Greene (voice) | |
| Bill Nighy | ... | Socrates (voice) | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Grandfather (voice) | |
| Loretta Devine | ... | Tamecia (voice) | |
| Michael McElhatton | ... | Laurence, the Actor (voice) | |
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Maya Kay | ... | Olympia (voice) |
| Gabriel Iglesias | ... | Stan / Pablo (voice) | |
| Salome Jens | ... | Councilwoman Klubeck (voice) | |
| Charlie Adler | ... | Forebear (voice) | |
| G.K. Bowes | ... | Female Tourist (voice) | |
| Debi Derryberry | ... | Daughter (voice) | |
| Ben Diskin | ... | Chef Kozawa (voice) | |
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Keith Ferguson | ... | Human Tourist (voice) |
Norm the polar bear is the son of the king of the Arctic. In his youth, he develops the ability to speak to humans, a trait shared by his grandfather. Because of this, he is made an outcast from the other animals, only being accepted by Socrates, a wise bird, and Elizabeth, a female polar bear whom Norm is in love with. Years later, Norm's grandfather has disappeared and human tourists are filling the Arctic. Socrates shows Norm and three Arctic lemmings a luxury condo that has been installed on the ice. Inside this condo is Vera, a representative for wealthy developer Mr. Greene. After Norm saves Vera from an avalanche, Mr. Greene tells her to find an actor to play a polar bear for their campaign. Socrates convinces Norm and the lemmings to stow away on a ship to New York City..
Holy moly, where do I even START with Norm of the North?
Since it's so HARD to properly describe why I hate this disaster- piece so much, I'll give you a checklist of everything WRONG with this ... "film".
Do you like 'idiot plots' (plots that only exist because one of the characters did something really unwise)? ☐
Do you like movies that introduce characters that have little to no reason to exist? ☐
Do you like constant bombardments of unfunny and unoriginal fart jokes? ☐
Do you like films that try to get you to like them through pandering to things that are considered popular/trendy? ☐
Do you like animated movies where the skill behind the animation is just slightly below below average? ☐
Do you like cliché and totally unoriginal animated kids films (more cliché than your typical Disney fare)? ☐
and the final question:
Do you like to actually enjoy movies because of their intelligence, smart craft, and/or mindless fun? ☐
And that basically sums up the issues I have with Norm of the North. I urge you, even if it's free, don't watch Norm of the North. Forcing someone to watch this film without falling asleep is up there with various methods of torture that I will not mention here.