Sadly, the film doesn't answer one burning question: how do penguins kiss with those beaks? Surf's Up offers a pleasant, satisfying mix - even the resolution doesn't turn out exactly as expected. The "archival footage," scratched and tinged yellow, will bring a smile to many faces. The film has plenty of funny one-liners, memorable moments, and pleasant digs at televised sports and reality shows. It's written on a level that works for adults and kids - something that hasn't been true of many non-Aardman animated features in several years. The script for Surf's Up is clever and hasn't been penned solely with six-year olds in mind. It's kind of like a feathery stoner version of The Karate Kid with the Big Lebowski as Mr. He also gets friendly with slinky lifeguard Lani (Zooey Deschanel) and learns important truths about fun being more important than winning. Before he can take to the waves, however, Cody gets life lessons from his all-time hero, Big Z (Jeff Bridges), who's hanging out in obscuria. Surf's Up borrows a page from Christopher Guest's book - it's constructed as a fake documentary about the life and times of would-be surfer penguin Cody Maverick (voice of Shia LaBeouf), who travels from his home in Antarctica to compete in the Big Z surfing contest against the likes of good-natured Chicken Joe (Jon Heder) and self-absorbed Tank Evans (Diedrich Bader). In the process, they deliver the kind of wit we had hoped for from Shrek the Third but didn't get. They're just out to catch some tasty waves. In Surf's Up, the penguins aren't into saving the world or displaying family values or escaping from a zoo. Even Morgan Freeman's narration isn't missed. And, although it may not be the best-looking of those movies, it has the smartest, slickest script and the best voice acting. Yet I must admit that of the four recent penguin-centered movies, Surf's Up is the most entertaining.
After Madagascar, March of the Penguins, and Happy Feet, it's time to move on to some new species of beast or fowl.
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