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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanDishes up some very corny jokes, but the images have a brighter-than-life vivacity.
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe animals' personalities have been carefully calibrated: They have sufficient edge to amuse us as characters, yet they're cuddly enough to market as plush toys or action figures.
- 80Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt's bright and spry, giggly and bouncy, but also cuddly with occasional touches of cruelty--a movie in which best friends, when let loose in the wild, suddenly realize one's a little higher on the food chain.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliEventually, it had to happen: a computer-animated dud.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenIt's frustrating to see this wonderful-looking, laugh-out-loud funny survival tale fall short of its potential.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyPleasant, if mediocre family fare.
- 60Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonMadagascar's relaxed density is a relief given the DreamWorks tendency to overbear, overblast, and overcaricaturize.
- 50The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyOften quite beautiful. But Madagascar, which was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, is mismanaged pretty much from start to finish.
- 50Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktThe film never gets going. It's too slow and plodding for kids--even too obvious.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAnemic.