Movie
description |
In
2008's
MADAGASCAR:
ESCAPE
2
AFRICA,
the
endearing
New
York
City
zoo
animals
of
the
original
hit
movie
return
for
another
zany
round
of
CGI
adventures
abroad.
Leaving
the
island
of
the
title
by
way
of a
ramshackle
penguin-designed
aircraft,
the
quartet
of
Alex
the
Lion
(voiced
by
Ben
Stiller),
Marty
the
Zebra
(Chris
Rock),
Gloria
the
Hippo
(Jada
Pinkett
Smith),
and
Melman
the
Giraffe
(David
Schwimmer),
along
with
unlikely
friends
such
as
King
Julien
the
Lemur
(Sacha
Baron
Cohen),
crash-land
on
the
African
savannah,
setting
in
motion
a
whole
new
series
of
exploits,
involving
Alex's
long-lost
parents
(Bernie
Mac
and
Sherri
Shepherd)
and
a
stranded
group
of
tenacious
NYC
human
tourists.
Reuniting
directors
Tom
McGrath
and
Eric
Darnell,
as
well
as
all
the
principal
cast
members
of
the
first
film,
MADAGASCAR:
ESCAPE
2
AFRICA
takes
full
advantage
of
its
sweeping
setting,
making
room
for
beautifully
expansive
landscapes
amidst
the
mammal
mayhem.
While
the
leads
are
in
fine
form,
they
are
ably
assisted
by
series
newcomers,
including
the
late
Mac,
Shepherd,
and
Alec
Baldwin,
who
plays
a
scheming
rival
lion.
Though
various
plotlines
get
increasingly
ridiculous
as
the
movie
goes
on
(see
the
return
of
MADAGASCAR's
aggressive
Grand
Central
Station
granny),
the
good-natured
main
characters
and
their
silly
support
players
(particularly
lemurs
and
penguins)
keep
ESCAPE
2
AFRICA
entertaining
no
matter
how
far
the
story
strays
off
the
wildlife
reserve.
Rated
PG
Portions
of
this
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Copyright
1948-2006
Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
All
rights
reserved. |
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