Village Voice
If you have to see another penguin blockbuster, you could do worse than this loose-limbed charmer...
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Surf's Up
The little known fact that penguin's have an age-old affection for surfing is explored in this family comedy from Sony Animation (Open Season). Shot in a mock-documentary style, story follows young Cody (voice of Shia LaBeouf) who, inspired by legendary wave rider Big Z (Jeff Bridges), aims for pro competition glory. Jon 'Napoleon Dynamite' Heder plays his pal (a chicken).
2007Rating: PG, for mild language and some rude humor85 minsUSASony Pictures Animation
AnimatedKids & Family
- Director:
- Ash Brannon ('Toy Story 2')Chris Buck ('Tarzan')
- Writer:
- Lisa AddarioChristian DarrenDon RhymerJoe Syracuse
- Cast:
- Shia LaBeoufJon HederZooey DeschanelJeff BridgesJames WoodsJane Krakowski
Surf's Up | Reviews
79%147 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
Has a friendly, blue-collar vibe (Cody is an ex-fish-sorter from the Shiverpool, Antarctica) and some sly, low-key humor. Nevertheless, a moratorium on penguins might be called for, despite the inevitable anthropomorphic void...
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Hollywood Reporter
A cheerful and frequently amusing bit of nonsense, which certainly will provoke children into giggles. The film does not measure up to "March of the Penguins" or "Happy Feet," both Oscar-winning efforts. Nor is it trying to...
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San Francisco Chronicle
This entertaining new film from Sony Pictures Animation is a nice surprise, and the rare mainstream American kid film that makes an effort to try something new, shooting in a faux documentary style that will appeal to more mature crowds...
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Empire Magazine
Chalk this up as a charming computer cartoon, lifted by Bridges’ Lebowski-like performance and a truly funny mockumentary framework...
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BBC
f the picture fails to provide a plot as diverting as its fly-on-the-wall comedy, Cody's gradual realisation that winning isn't everything being strikingly similar to Lightning McQueen's in Cars, it still offers 85 minutes of spirited, satirical amusement...
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