Monday, November 19, 2011

Mr. Popper's Penguins- "No penguins were harmed in the making of this film. Jim Carrey, on the other hand, was mercilessly bitten. But he had it coming." This is the proclamation the film makes during the credits of the film. And maybe he did have it coming. After all, 'Yes, Man' was pretty darn terrible. But not for this film. It's a family film. So don't complain. I thought Carrey was actually quite entertaining and not that much over the top in this one, which is a good thing (his old 'Ace Ventura' style doesn't really translate well into modern day in my opinion). It's also always nice to see Clark Gregg and Philip Baker Hall, two really great character actors, and Angela Lansbury from 'Murder, She Wrote' is in it (I don't watch the show, never seen it, but hey, I do like the song and I have seen it on while channel surfing). Technically, nobody was harmed in making this film, physically, financially, or popularity wise. A good move on Carrey's part.



- Jeff Bassin