The penguins are in search of a better script. They steal the show. Unfortunately the story isn't on par with the visual effects.
This film should've been a huge hit. It has all the right elements. A broken family trying to get back together, the theme of undying love, a lead who realizes what's really important in life and is given a second chance after squandering away his happiness.
This film isn't a huge hit because the writers aren't able to bring across the emotional moments the story requires. What we get is a superficial gloss-over.
Take the scene where Jim Carrey realizes the egg won't hatch. That should be a powerful moment. One that makes him realize how fragile his family has become and how important they are to him. Up until this moment, he should give the egg everything he's got up only to realize he's failed.
This death should spur him onto a bigger goal - saving his own family. Instead, the writers use this scene to revert Carrey's character back to what he was in the beginning. So the moment loses its power.
The entire movie is filled with missteps like this. Take the opening with Popper's absentee father. That should hit much harder than it does. We should see young Popper's heart breaking and then understand why he grows up to be a cold, calculating man.
Instead, when we met Popper as a grown-up, he's not even that cold and calculating. In fact, he seems like a normal guy emotionally. By not emphasizing his emotional make-up, his arc doesn't seem all that dramatic. His change barely registers.
The script is half-baked throughout. Take David Krumholtz' character. Why is he even in the movie? What was the point of this character?
These major written flaws are too great for the movie to overcome. It's too bad. The movie should've been a classic.
And why is it coming out now? Wouldn't Christmas be a more appropriate release date?
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