Mr. Popper's Penguins

Jim Carrey is like an ex-girlfriend! I used to love him very much and when I didn't love him anymore I still wanted the best for him. Now, as time has passed, I just don't give a shit, but is still reminded of how great it once was, when I once in a while stumble upon the old pictures...

Carrey's big screen breakthrough came in 94 with Ace Ventura, 10 years after Eddie Murphy made his mayor breakthrough with Beverly Hills Cop in 84. My thesis is that sometime in the early 90s Carrey decided to emulate his career after Murphy. In 02 Murphy made The Adventures of Pluto Nash, so it's only logically that Carrey makes this movis now. What I am trying to say is this: in 2007 Murphy made the horror that was Norbit! Carrey has far from hit rock bottom. Brace yourself for the year 2017!

Doesn't Cruella need a handbag or something? The villain in this film resembles adult responsibility a bit more than it should.

Jim Carrey runs on old fumes. It still works once in a while, but he hasn't really evolved with time. I didn't hate this one. It has its moments, even though there is no depth at all and very few laughs. Carrey does work better with animals than human, probably because they have similar maturity.

Jim Carrey looks so sad in this :(

Besides none of it making any sense at all it's not that bad. Jim doesn't gett to Carrey out as much as I would have liked, but it's still entertaining enough. Frankly, I have trouble hating any film that reminds me this much of 90s comedy films, like any Carrey film does.

Without the penguins this movie would be extremely lousy.

This is not an outstanding comedy, but it does not try to be. Meets well the mission of just being a family comedy, it's fun enough for that.

Desculpa, eu ri. Aliás, dei altas gargalhadas. Extremamente formulaico, mas altamente divertido por causa de my man Jim. TV aberta.

good movie a good cast still keep watching it never gets old

Tolerable

Jim tries but. Many unrealistic morals and decisions around. CGI is boring and obvious. There aint enough space for Jim Carrey to act he is limited.

Sodadwasgonemostofthetimeinarctic+trynaproveworthtogetoldlady'staverntomakepartner+penguinshelpgetdivorcedwifebackandgoodwithkidsagain+theycometohimoverthefish+dadusedtotakehimtothattavernsokeepsinstead+allgotoarctic

bad movie

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B-

A passable family comedy, typical Jim Carrey slapstick vehicle.

Aile filmi ve Jim Carrey başka bir şey yazmaya gerek yok.

Mr. Popper Penguins makes me wonder what happened to Jim Carrey. He was a once a comedic genius but by his past standards, this worryingly feels like a desperate cash grab. I don't believe the Jim Carrey of the 90's would have taken this role. Acting alongside CG penguins is disheartening. Somehow though there is an innocence and likability that salvages this film. There are a handful of laughs and kids will certainly love it. But as a Jim Carrey fan I just hope he gets a belated second coming.

Not Jim Carrey standards to this one...

The character of Pippa was a particularly great foil to Carey.

It's very meh, I couple of decent parts here and there, and good actors, but silly melodrama, penguin cgi, and unbelievable things make this movie really not that great.

Can't remember much about the book but I think it was better

Middle-of-the-road family comedy. Carrey always a pleasure to watch.

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Is Mr. Popper's Penguins worth seeing? Not really, unless you have to entertain some kids for 90 minutes. Those under the age of 10 won't find much to dislike, while those over that age will be entertained but only moderately so. The penguins are sometimes unconvincing, the laughs come and go, and Jim Carrey isn't the draw that he once was. But it's well-paced, has some good gags, reinforces values that family movies should, and I'm happy that it was far better than it easily could have been.

A very sweet film.

Hey, Penguins. Jim Carrey makes it watchable though.

Childish and forgettable, but Jim Carrey does his darnedest, and there are a few nifty setpieces.

Entertaining; kids would love it

Oh, Jim Carrey, what have you done? This should not have been made into a movie, but you could force your kids to watch worse.

3

I will give Jim Carry one thing. He is always giving it a go no matter how bad the source material is. This is a boring, nonsensical movie that doesn't take advantage of the one thing it has going for it, Jim Carrey.

Cliche but fun comedy

Silly.

Unimaginative and nonsensical.

I can't help it, I really enjoyed this film. It has penguins in it and they're rather cute.

Haters gonna hate. Very entertaining family film.

Mr. Poppers Penguins could have been better, but it wasn't. It will however entertain kids despite it's rude humor on a few occasions.

Jim Carrey continues to fade into comedy history. His foray with CGI penguins isn't doing him any good. He completely phones it in with this kiddie-fluff that fails to function as casual family entertainment. The whole exercise is a complete bust. The penguins aren't cute. Carrey bores. The plot makes no sense whatsoever. And the acting across the board rarely rises above terrible. A joke of a premise like this needs to allow Carrey to cut loose, and he absolutely snoozes here. So do we.

one of the most ridiculous premises I've ever seen, I wonder if the people involved in the production of this film actually thought it was a good idea

"In spite of his adorable CG fish-eating accessories, Popper is just another lazy, family-friendly stock patriarch in a long line of clueless but basically well-meaning fathers that Carrey has played over the years." - Simon Abrams

Great family movie with a lovely feelgood moment at the end! I was very surprised to see Dominic Chianese play in this movie. Most of it was pretty random, but in the end it was worth the watch just because it put a smile on my face :).

Well, let's just check something: a family comedy about a very rich man that finds love and all the lovely things about life when six penguins come into his life. Ok, it's got Jim Carrey and all -- Carla Gugino, is there, too --, but there is no way this could be good. No way: it's an Eddie Murphy movie, not Carrey's.