After being unwillingly shipped from a New York Zoo to Madagascar in the first movie, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo are on their way back to the Big Apple when they crash land in their native Africa. Initially delighted to be amongst their kinsfolk at last, they soon find the wild Africa a little different than expected.
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In the year that saw Wall-E set a new standard for animated features, this seems so uninspired by comparison. Much like its averagely entertaining predecessor, this knockabout sequel is a production line kids’ caper, crisply animated but blighted by too much schmaltz joining the dots between the funny bits.
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Lively and quite funny without being obnoxious, this follow-up smoothly mixes the original's New York Zoo escapees with a number of engaging new characters.
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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.
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Cartoons can get away with being serviceable and skillful without much creativity since they have an endlessly renewing audience. "Mad 2" surfs along on such waves, entertaining youngsters while mildly amusing adults.
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Let’s not lose sight of what's really been accomplished here. Alex and Marty – just like Batman and Robin, Fred and Barney, and Snagglepuss – are welcome additions to the gay animation pantheon.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix and Google Play and Apple TV and TVNZ+.
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