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Madagascar

2005

Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath

Animation, Voice: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer ...

6.2

40,316

Animation. Comedy. Adventure. Kids At New York's Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited ... on a ship en route to Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is funny, especially at the beginning, and good-looking in a retro cartoon way, but in a world where the stakes have been raised by 'Finding Nemo,' 'Shrek' and 'The Incredibles,' it's a throwback to a more conventional kind of animated entertainment (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Madagascar' will keep kids distracted without transporting them to wonderland (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Madagascar' arouses no sense of wonder, except insofar as you wonder, as you watch it, how so much talent, technical skill and money could add up to so little."	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The problem here is that, while there's nothing offensive about this movie, it's not especially entertaining (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Paul Arendt BBC	"Striking a perfect balance between wit, slapstick and self-awareness, 'Madagascar' is as fluffy as a meringue and twice as tasty (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Pleasant, if mediocre (...) Despite voice contribs led by Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, there's not much here to capture the imagination of any but smaller fry."	NEU
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"[It] doesn't really live up to the promise that the idea and voice talent deserve. But it's still spirited, amiable, featherweight summer fun (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The whole thing feels throwaway, but some of the gags are funny"	NEU

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