Madagascar (2005)

Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hour and 26 minutes

Genre: Animation, Adventure and Kids and Family

Director: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath

Writer: Mark Burton, Billy Frolick, Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath

Actors: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter

Budget: $75,000,000

Box Office: $557,268,710

Positives:

• Charming quality

• Pretty imagery

• Cool concept

• Unique casting

• Impressive character dynamics

• Impressive direction

• Some intense moments

Negatives:

• Pauses were awkward

• A few minor mixing with sound effects

• Sometimes hard to hear the characters volume

• Time does go really fast, it just will not catch a break with morning, afternoon and nighttime

Overall Verdict:

Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Character/Dialogue 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Animation/Colors 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (3.5)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Camera/Editing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

36.5/50 7.3/10