WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

David Arnold Young children (and probably some adults as well to be honest) who find movies like Alvin & The Chipmunks, Hop and Stuart Little humorous will more than likely enjoy this slapstick caper with Jim Carey as Tom Popper, a man who has been sent 6 penguins by his world explorer father to look after.Now, I thought the combination of penguins and Jim Carey would have had the winning result of a very amusing movie, but I was pretty disappointed in all honesty. Carey, while amusing, wasn't anywhere near his best and I think the true stars of the movie were definitely Bitey, Loudy, Stinky, Captain, Lovey & Nimrod.This is a very predictable movie, and with a penguin named Stinky you just know it contains the usual fart jokes and toilet humour to try and keep it entertaining. And in a way it does because, if truth be told, it's that and Nimrod's clumsy, slapstick behaviour that keeps the humour ticking along. Unfortunately those, and the occasional moments from Carey, are the only moments of real humour.All in all, while it's a decent, feel good movie, it is still a bit of a let down.

lisafordeay I've been a fan of this guy since the early 1990s as a kid as he starred in A lot of over the top comedies that made me laugh out loud. From Dumb & Dumber to The Mask to Ace Ventura,basically he was the king of Comedy back in the old days. Since then his comedy isn't as funny as it used to be and here is an example of one film that wasn't as funny as his old school comedy movies. He plays a man who as a kid his father couldn't spend some time with him so he sends him a penguin that he receives in his front door of his apartment. But when he wants to get rid of the penguin he ends up getting 6 more of them the next day. Of course his son's birthday is approaching and his son is over the moon and even his ex wife(well it doesn't state but she must be his ex wife)even takes the penguins in too. But of course a zoo keeper wants to send them back to where they came from and its up to Carrey and his family to save the penguins.Overall I enjoyed this movie as it was on RTE ONE last night as the big big movie and I never seen it before so I decided to go and check it out. Carrey isn't as funny as he is in like I said his old school comedies because his getting older and his wacky side isn't as wacky as he used to be,but if your like me and your a fan of Carrey's since his career. Than check it out. Bottom line I prefer his old school movies more. 5/10

SnoopyStyle Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) grew up with an absentee explorer father and becomes a cold hearted property buyer. He is divorced with two kids. One day, his long gone father sends him a penguin. He calls to return the penguin but communication problem causes 5 more penguins to be sent.It's a likable kids movie. There's nothing mean spirited here. On the other hand, there's nothing edgy or original. It's rather bland. Jim Carrey tones down this character which he has played many times before. He limits his over reaching gyrations but still has the physical pratfalls. In fact, everything seems toned down and a bit of a bore. The penguins are a marvel of CGI but they lack individualism and personality. Their artificialness is never far from the mind.

ironhorse_iv Mr. Poppers Penguins was one of my favorite books when I was a child and plus, I was a big Jim Carrey fan. Wow, this film was a complete let down! This movie didn't follow anything from the book. I can understand, taking creative license, but to take the title and loosely based it on Mr. Popper's Penguin adding a new plot, new characters, and new everything is a disgrace to the book fans that love the work. It's not like the book didn't have a simple good plot. It did! Why couldn't they just keep the plot of the book rather than this new over complex mess of a film? The book did win a Newbury award, no less. So, it's brilliant written. Mr. Popper's Penguins was a children's book written by Richard and Florence Atwater in 1938. It tells the story of a poor house painter named Mr. Popper and his family, who live in the small town of Stillwater in the 1930s. The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, Captain Cook. The Poppers then receive a female penguin from the zoo, who mates with Captain Cook to have 10 baby penguins. Before long, something must be done so the penguins can live with the Poppers. That's the plot!! It's so simple! Now, let's look at this 2011's film version directed by Mark Waters. Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) is a divorced real estate entrepreneur whose father traveled to many far places around the world during his childhood. He uses methods of experiencing adventures to get CEOs of businesses into selling their buildings to Popper's real estate company. Wow, this is so easy for young children to understand. It's not like hard to explain, painter (Sarcasm). Honestly, are we trying to get children to see this movie or adults? I doubt average blue collars adults would ever care about this rich snob who has brats as kids, Janie Popper & Billy Popper (Madeline Carroll and Maxwell Perry Cotton). In the book, these kids were great examples of how kids should act. They made the father-loving children into spoil brats who selfish want to keep the penguins to themselves. They even made the Zookeeper Nat Jones (Clark Gregg) into a villain because he knows that they are wild animals, not pets. Not cool, movie. When, Tom's father dies, his father sent him, his last souvenir; a group of gentoo penguins. Honestly, I know it's a kid's film, but couldn't they at less do their research, and make the gentoo penguin seem like real creatures, rather then, badly done CGI one trip stereotypes. What is with the names? Bitey, Stinky, Lovey, Nimrod, and Loudy? Sounds like the rejects of the other dwarfs from Snow White. I honestly dig the old names. The penguins were name after famous explorers like Captain in the film is known as Captain Cook. Plus, in the book, they are all different types of penguins ranging from gentoo to Emperor. This movie really seems to be dumbing down the children with names like that. Bitey, Stinky, Nimrod, and Loudy are horrible negative names for animals. It's like telling kids, it's OK to call people horrible names, if they have a negative stereotype. Not only did the movie cut how Mr. Popper was able to surround them by having them trained to do life shows like the book which would be entertaining to watch. Rather we are forced to watch Popper trying to buy off the Tavern on the Green and him fighting against its elderly owner, Selma Van Gundy (Angela Lansbury). This is sad, because not only is this movie destroying the book, but a very popular New York restaurant. Too bad, it closed down in real life in 2009, but it's still own by the city of NY as a gift shop. Plus, I thought Angela Lansbury was badly misused. She could had narrator this movie. At less, the movie somewhat follows the book in the sub-plot where Mr. Popper become to question if living in this type of an environment is the best thing for the penguins and feels he is not capable of raising the penguins. His children and ex-wife, however, are disappointed in his decision, seeing it as wrong. I have to say this family is one of the most selfish stupidest people in the world. Maybe we should teach our children that loving an animal sometimes means letting an expert care for it properly. And that trying to care for an exotic animal we know nothing about, in an apartment that has none of the essential living requirements, is a very irresponsible thing to do and will likely not have a happy ending. The ending with the love test is a joke, not real. The film had a weak moral lesson. Honestly, I didn't like most of the new characters. Honestly, the only new character, I like in this film is Ophelia Lovibond as Pippi. I'm surprised, Mr. Popper didn't fall in love with her. She was a lot kinder than his ex-wife. (Carla Gugino). In the book, his wife was very supporting character to him and not divorce. Our children are influenced by our media. I do feel like with children oriented movies, we shouldn't be showing divorce as an easy fix for "rough patches" in marriages, and provide hope that a happy experience will bring together divorced parents because that's not true. The crude humor was not funny at all. Even for little kids, it's wasn't the greatest poop jokes ever or slapstick. Jim Carrey wasn't funny at all. I enjoy Jim Carrey's talent but I can't understand why he had such a lack of effort. Overall: Hollywood needs to stop attempting to make spins offs of children's classics, and stick to the original story. They're called classics for a reason, don't mess with it!