If
you
love
the
penguins
from
the
Madagascar
franchise
and
wish
to
see
them
in
action,
then
Penguins
of
Madagascar
is
for
you!
These
animated,
flightless
birds
fly
high
in
the
entertainment
arena!
In
this
edition,
the
no-nonsense
tactical
team
of
penguins,
who
stole
hearts
in
the
previous
three
"Madagascar" films,
get
their
own
feature
to
prove
that
they
are
high-profile
entertainers.
Directed
by
Eric
Darnell
and
Simon
J.
Smith
from
a
finely
tuned
script
designed
by
screenwriters
Brandon
Sawyer,
John
Aboud
and
Michael
Colton,
the
film
is
a
high-pitched
and
action-packed,
revenge
saga.
The
film
begins
by
reintroducing,
to
the
audience,
the
illustrious
globe-trotting
spy
team
of
the
"Madagascar"
series.
The
back-story:
Three
penguins
--
Skipper
(Tom
McGrath),
Kowalski
(Chris
Miller)
and
Rico
(Conrad
Vernon)
step
out
of
the
norm
of
their
traditional
"flocking
together"
group
to
save
an
abandoned
rolling
egg
from
hungry
seals.
The
little
penguin
that
hatches
from
the
egg
is
named
Private
(Christopher
Knights).
Together,
they
form
a
formidable
group
unearthing
covert
operatives
ever
since.
Ten
years
later,
during
one
of
their
espionage
expeditions
at
the
behest
of
Dave
(John
Malkovich),
also
known
as
Dr.
Octavius
Brine
who
is
a
super
genius
Octopus
disguised
as
a
human
scientist,
the
quartet
are
captured
by
North
Wind
rescue
team.
This
is
an
elite
undercover
inter-species
task
force
dedicated
to
helping
animals
who
can't
help
themselves.
Now
in
captivity,
the
four
of
them
realise
that
Dave
is
nursing
a
grudge
against
them
for
stealing
the
attention
showered
on
him
years
ago
at
the
San
Diego
Marine
Park,
although
they
were
oblivious
of
the
incident.
And
now
he
is
out
to
seek
revenge
against
all
penguins
for
being
the
more
popular
and
beloved
attractions
at
soos.
He
intends
carrying
out
his
plan
by
subjecting
all
penguins
to
"Medusa
Serum",
a
solution
he
developed
which
would
change
them
and
thus
render
them
unappealing
to
humans
for
the
rest
of
time.
Luckily
for
the
penguins,
the
North
Wind
rescue
team
arrive
to
help.
The
team
is
headed
by
the
arrogant
gray
wolf
known
only
as
Classified
(Benedict
Cumberbatch).
He
is
assisted
by
the
loving
bear
Corporal
(Peter
Stormare),
the
hot-headed,
explosive
and
demolition
expert
harp
seal
known
as
Short
Fuse
(Ken
Jeong)
and
the
intelligent
"Intelligence
Analyst" snowy
owl
Eva
(Annet
Mahendru),
It's
race
against
time
for
the
combined
teams
under
Skipper
and
Classified
to
see
if
they
can
stop
Dave
before
he
succeeds.
Narrated
in
a
non-linear
fashion,
the
story
is
not
at
all
elevating.
The
plot
is
simple,
cute
and
occasionally
funny.
The
voices
lent
by
the
star
cast
synchronise
aptly
with
the
characters
and
their
moods.
While
the
kids
will
ruminate
over
the
high
octane
action
scenes,
it's
the
pun-filled
dialogues
like
"Nicohlas!
Cage
them," or
"We
are
North
Wind!
Nobody
dare
break
wind"
that
will
keep
the
adults
in
splits.
Overall,
with
attractive
well-packaged
visuals,
good
picture-perfect
animation
and
competitive
background
score,
the
film
will
appeal
to
kids
and
adults
alike.
It
is
engaging
and
entertaining
at
the
same
time.