Mr. Popper's Penguins
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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 80
  3. Negative: 13 out of 80

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  1. chancewellnitz
    Jun 21, 2011
    3
    This is family entertainment in its lowest form. I got a few clever quips from Carrey but, for the most part, the writers took the easy way out and filled the movie with the lowest form of humor. Hell, even the farting sound effects seemed cartoonish and out of place. It's probably my fault expecting a comedy classic out of something titled "Mr. Popper's Penguins" but even the story itself was disappointing. The writers brought up so many plot elements that were never mentioned again. Also, the child actors were terrible and the adults just looked like they were trying to make a quick buck. Which, judging by the product, is exactly what they were doing.… Expand
  2. moviemonger
    Jul 30, 2011
    1
    Imagine a blowhard politician, a sycophant Valedictorian, or, even windbag like Charlie Sheen walking up to a podium, adjusting his tie, clearing his throat, taking a deep breath, and being reduced to simply saying, "don't see this movie."
  3. PerfectCritic
    Aug 31, 2012
    2
    Its actually sad to see Jim Carrey in such movie.., he was a legend in comedy and I wanted to see a movie that in bar with his old hits , but this one was boring from the first scene till the very last one.

    The Movie felt very cheap , the story is weak and the plot is predictive and has been done before.

    The animated Penguins (which are the main characters) looked very fake and uncon    vincing , specially how they tried to give each one a character ,this actually made them more unreal and too silly even for small children.

    I found almost all characters irritating : From Mr. Popper's Managers the one dimensional old men , they just read their lines each in his order without acting ...!
    And his assistant and her desperate try to be funny repeating the same "joke" the whole movie , to even his kids , the boy who's trying to look as daddies boy , and the daughter's unreasonable teenage emotion bursts.

    Nothing made sense in this movie and the it should not be labeled as "Comedy" cause it's far from it .
    it's just another "family" movie like "Jingle All the Way" which you regret watching.    … Expand
  4. worleyjamers
    Dec 7, 2012
    4
    For some reason I watched this film, I had really expectations, but it actually okay. It was entertaining and had some funny moments. I thought it was a pretty cute family movie.

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Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 30
  3. Negative: 5 out of 30
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: James White
    Jul 31, 2011
    60
    Sweet-natured, undemanding family fun.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    Jun 23, 2011
    50
    In the sea of mediocrity that passes for children's films these days, Mr. Popper's Penguins has enough originality (and silly physical comedy) to make it stand out.
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    Jun 18, 2011
    75
    The good news is that, even though one must pace oneself through the dull parts, usually involving Mr. Popper's dullish family, he's in pretty good form whenever he's getting physical.
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