Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

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Critics' Reviews

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Escape 2 Africa is pretty tame, but it knows how to keep its own turf tidy.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
This is a brighter, more engaging film than the original "Madagascar."Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Robert Wilonsky
Funniest movie of '08? Close enough, for those who don't mind monkeying around.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
More animals don't necessarily translate to more fun and laughter, at least not when it comes to animated sequels.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
If Madagascar 2 is the best Dreamworks can provide to go toe-to-toe with Pixar's beautiful WALL*E, then it's game, set and match to the Disney subsidiary.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
Good enough in patches to make its distracting star turns, storybook clichés and stereotypes harder to take than they would be in a less enjoyable movie.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
Epitomizes the best and the worst of what animated filmmaking has become in an era dominated on the one hand by ever more sophisticated computerized imagery and, on the other, by the grasping, increasingly grating desire to be hip.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Take the flat tire that was "Madagascar." Retread it with "The Lion King" storyline. Pump it up with air. Now you have Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Janice Page
Fails to drum up much excitement.Read Full Review »
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