Movie Review: Madagascar 2

2nd times the charm

Madagascar 2 is just as funny as the first and more.

When the team of lost New York Zoo animals tries to get off their human less island of Madagascar, they instead land in Africa. They don’t know the significance of where they wound up, but quickly discover this “middle of nowhere” is a lot more familiar than they first expected.

Alex (Ben Stiller) the lion, Gloria (Jade Smith) the hippo, Melman (David Schwimmer) the giraffe and Marty (Chris Rock) the zebra make up the movie’s main team. Plus, the always-funny military penguins and King Julian with his two counterparts have their own little adventure alongside the grand scheme.

The film served its purpose in making the audience never stop laughing as well as showing the common favorite characters, the penguins and King Julian, much more than the first installment. Thanks to the characters already being developed, the story got started and the movie was past any introduction and already to the bulk before it even began. The comedy was well represented for both adult and child scenarios.

Warning: watch the first movie
Why: the second one is much more enjoyable and laughable if the characters and mannerisms are already established

So, if you haven’t seen the first, rent it for a buck at a redbox, than hit the theatre for the second.

There is a precaution, prepare yourself for a lot of the old lady from the first movie; she leads the antagonists in the second. She certainly doesn’t ruin the film, but her part is someone overdone and annoying at times. She does, however, get what she deserves in the end.

I give Madagascar 2 a 7.5 out of 10.