Review of Happy Feet (2006) by Russell G — 27 Apr 2013
If it were not for the cute penguins this would have been a total miss. But not even penguins can make this a movie work. The premises of a penguin not being able to sing but discovering dancing instead did not work for me.
An underdog or outsider movie is a tried and true formula, but it did not fit here. The story is too shallow and it drags on with the same one note throughout the movie. Instead of writing thoughtful original scores that are meaningful and contribute to the plot it ops for lazy classic pop music re-performed in a "cute manner".
It is lazy, uneventful and mind numbingly stupid. Kids may like the novelty of the cute penguins dancing around, but I was not amused.
This review of Happy Feet (2006) was written by Russell G on 27 Apr 2013.
Happy Feet has generally received positive reviews.
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