Metacritic Movie Ratings
Happy Feet Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  One of the very best directed animated films on record. Not surprisingly from the force behind the "Babe" movies, the attention to detail is phenomenal, the humor ample.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  No film with as many elements as Happy Feet is successful with all of them, and the romantic-emotional elements of this story feel overly familiar. But the music and dancing are fresh and new, and this strong an ecological message has not been seen since Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke."

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  This animated all-penguin musical is terrific fun.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  A moderately adorable, musically wacky, ecologically activist CG family comedy.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The dazzling animation, catchy songs and Broadway-worthy dance numbers give the film even broader appeal.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  While compromised by the uplift and affirmation that mainstream animation regurgitates like a mommy penguin, it also shows a remarkable persistence of vision. Even in a story about singing-and-dancing fat and feather, Mr. Miller can't help but go dark and deep.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The essence of this inventive though erratic animated feature is joyous music and eye-popping motion.

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