Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
What critics thought
A modest step up from the original that divided critics along a clear fault line: those who found it good-natured, funny, and fast-paced enough to forgive its derivative story, and those who couldn't get past its shameless recycling of The Lion King's plot. Audiences were kinder than critics, but even positive reviews tended to damn with faint praise rather than genuine enthusiasm.
“The roots are shallow, but the sequel is good-natured, high-spirited and perfectly enjoyable if you take it for what it is.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“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.”
Carrie Rickey·The Philadelphia Inquirer
“a frankly disappointing piece of opportunism, with a non-plot which shamelessly rips off The Lion King.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“The visual invention and draughtsmanship are mightily impressive; a shame the drama's a bit of a bore.”
Anthony Quinn·The Independent
“This is a brighter, more engaging film than the original Madagascar.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Tom McGrathDirector
Eric DarnellDirector
Ben StillerAlex (voice)
Chris RockMarty / Additional Zebras (voice)
David SchwimmerMelman (voice)
Jada Pinkett SmithGloria (voice)
Sacha Baron CohenJulien (voice)
Cedric the EntertainerMaurice (voice)
Andy RichterMort (voice)
Bernie MacZuba (voice)
Alec BaldwinMakunga (voice)
Sherri ShepherdMom (voice)
will.i.amMoto Moto (voice)
Elisa GabrielliNana (voice)
Hans ZimmerComposer
Etan CohenWriterFrom the studio
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
What critics thought
A modest step up from the original that divided critics along a clear fault line: those who found it good-natured, funny, and fast-paced enough to forgive its derivative story, and those who couldn't get past its shameless recycling of The Lion King's plot. Audiences were kinder than critics, but even positive reviews tended to damn with faint praise rather than genuine enthusiasm.
“The roots are shallow, but the sequel is good-natured, high-spirited and perfectly enjoyable if you take it for what it is.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“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.”
Carrie Rickey·The Philadelphia Inquirer
“a frankly disappointing piece of opportunism, with a non-plot which shamelessly rips off The Lion King.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“The visual invention and draughtsmanship are mightily impressive; a shame the drama's a bit of a bore.”
Anthony Quinn·The Independent
“This is a brighter, more engaging film than the original Madagascar.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Tom McGrathDirectorEric DarnellDirectorBen StillerAlex (voice)Chris RockMarty / Additional Zebras (voice)David SchwimmerMelman (voice)Jada Pinkett SmithGloria (voice)Sacha Baron CohenJulien (voice)Cedric the EntertainerMaurice (voice)Andy RichterMort (voice)Bernie MacZuba (voice)Alec BaldwinMakunga (voice)Sherri ShepherdMom (voice)will.i.amMoto Moto (voice)Elisa GabrielliNana (voice)Hans ZimmerComposerEtan CohenWriterFrom the studio
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