I bet Baena could run
a pretty decent Comedy Central show, or maybe do something cool for Netflix or Amazon.
Not exact matches
With director Mark Waters at the helm (no stranger to these high concept «
comedies», with the actually -
pretty -
decent «Freaky Friday» remake and «The Spiderwick Chronicles», as well as crowning achievement «Mean Girls» under his belt), «Penguins» barrels down to one of most asinine climaxes in recent memory, culminating with a press announcement that unites all the major and minor characters, and involves plot twists that ring of desperation to wrap up on a self - congratulatory note.
There's a
decent bunch of actors here, and the production values are
pretty good for what was publicised as a throwaway
comedy (in fact it looks a lot like the Scooby Doo set).
The director is Ivan Reitman, who makes
decent comedies, the cast includes Oscar winner Emma Thompson and always versatile Danny Devito, and the premise and script are
pretty decent.
The movie has a
pretty decent storyline, but it's the no - holds - barred
comedy that moves it smoothly and enjoyable from beginning to end.