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liepenguinnamedRamon,whosoundsmoreEastLosAngelesthanAnywhereAntarctica.Havingbeenshunnedbytheotheremperorpenguinsbecausehecan’tsing,Mumblejoinsaflockofsmaller,stubbierAdé

liepenguinswho,whennotcollectingpebbles,dostand-up.Mr.Williams,whothesedaysisbetterheardthanseen,alsopoursonthemolassesasanRockhopperpenguincalledLovelace,whosoundsalotlikethesingerBarryWhite,whichmeanshe’soneofthefewso-calledblackvoicesinaworldthatsoundsotherwisewhiteasdeepwinter.

Thatdoesn’tmeanthatMr.Williamsisn’tfunny,onlythatit’sdiscomfitingthatsomanychildren’sfilmsdependonvoicesthatarefunnyonlybecausetheyexploitethnicandracialstereotypes.Becausepenguinslookprettymuchalike,mostoftheprincipalsdeliverdistinctivevocalperformances.NicoleKidmanrecyclesherbaby-breathyMarilynMonroeshtickforMumble’smother,NormaJean,whileHugoWeavingsticksaScottishburrinhisthroattoplayanelderpenguinnamedNoah.ForMumble’sfather,Memphis,HughJackmanthrowshisvoiceintothedeep-fryerandcomesupwithsomethingthat’salittlebitcountry,alittlebitrock’n’roll.Everyonesoundsprettywhiteexceptwhenthey’relip-synching（beak-synching?

）thefunkandR&

Bstandardsonthefilm’splaylist.

“HappyFeet”isfarfromtheonlyanimatedfilmtoleanonstereotypeforitscomedy:

“OvertheHedge”and“Cars”dothesame,amongmanyotheranimatedfeatures,asdoes,ofcourse,“Borat.”IbringthisuponlybecauseMr.Millerbringsanunusualdepthoffeelingtohisworkaswellasadistinctmoralworldview.“HappyFeet”isafamiliarstoryaboutaweeoutsiderforcedtostruggleagainsttheusualoddsandmisguidedadultstodiscoverhisinnerpenguin.Yettuckedinsidethisnominallyfeel-goodjukeboxmusicalwithitscrooningandswooningcrittersisapiercinglysadstoryaboutthedevastationbeingvisitedonthenaturalworld.Thetappingwehear,asitturnsout,isdrillingholesinourhearts.

Forthemostpart,thescreenplay—writtenbyMr.Miller,WarrenColeman,JohnColleeandJudyMorris—tracesafamiliararc.NotlongafterhehappensupontheflockofAdé

liepenguins,Mumblediscoversthataliencreatures（guesswho?

）arescoopingallthefishoutoftheocean.Determinedtorightthiswrong,heandthreeotherssetoffonavoyagethatincludessweepingimagesofmountainsthatrecallMr.Wood’shigh-altitudetrekkingin“TheLordoftheRings”andbringsthetravelersfacetofacewithelephantsealswithastonishingphotorealistictusklikeprotuberances.Whatmakesthesealsespeciallybeautifulisn’tthealmosttactiledetailoftheircrinklesandgrooves;

it’sthat,unlikeMumbleandhisvaguelyanthropomorphizedface,theylookinsistentlyandgloriouslylikeanimals.

Beautyannouncesitselfquietlyin“HappyFeet,”whetherinthediscreetlyshiftingshadesofwhitethatseemtoturnthesnowintoaliving,breathingorganism,orinthearticulatedlinesofpenguinchicksthatmakeeachballofdownyfluffaveryspecificballofdownyfluff.AllthisbeautymakesiteasytounderstandwhyMumblemightwanttotaphisfeetwithjoy.ItalsoexplainswhyMr.Miller,afterdoinganextremelycredibleapproximationofthewonderfulworldofWaltDisney,plungeshishaplessherointoanightmareworthyofSamuelFuller’s“ShockCorridor.”Aspoliticallypointedasitisdisturbing,itisaviewofhellasseenthroughtheeyesandearsofcreatureswefoolishly,tragicallycalldumb.

“HappyFeet”isratedPG（Parentalguidancesuggested）.Thereareafewscenesofperilthatmightfrightenyoungchildren,butit’stheadultswhowillprobablyneedthehankies.

HAPPYFEET

Openstodaynationwide.

DirectedbyGeorgeMiller;

writtenbyMr.Miller,JohnCollee,JudyMorrisandWarrenColeman;

musicbyJohnPowell;

choreographybySavionGloverandKelleyAbbey;

productiondesigner,MarkSexton;

producedbyGeorgeMiller,DougMitchellandBillMiller;

releasedbyWarnerBrothersPictures.Runningtime:

100minutes.

WITHTHEVOICESOF:

ElijahWood（Mumble）,RobinWilliams（Ramon/LovelacetheGuru）,BrittanyMurphy（Gloria）,HughJackman（Memphis）,NicoleKidman（NormaJean）,HugoWeaving（NoahtheElder）,AnthonyLaPaglia（AlphaSkua）,MiriamMargolyes（Mrs.Astrakhan）,MagdaSzubanski（MissViola）,CarlosAlazraqui（Nestor）,JohnnySanchezIII（Lombardo）andJeffGarcia（Rinaldo）.

Correction:

Nov.28,2006

AfilmreviewinWeekendonNov.17about“HappyFeet”referredincorrectlytothecharacterLovelace.HeisaRockhopperpenguin,notanAdé

lie.

HappyFeetReview-TheHollywoodReporter（2006）

BottomLine:

Tunefulandsoulfulinequalmeasure,thisanimatedall-penguinmusicalisterrificfun. 

TheHollywoodReporter

13November2006

KirkHoneycutt

"

HappyFeet"

isanoddbird.It'

saCG-animatedfilmwitha"

Dumbo"

-esquestoryaboutanemperorpenguinthatunlikeotherpenguinscan'

tsingworthalickbut,boy,canhetapdance.Rightfromthestart,though,youareawarethattheAustraliandirectorGeorgeMillerandhistalentedartistsareaimingforsomethingmorethanacharmingchildren'

scartoon.Inthebarren,hostileAntarcticwildernesswherethesehardyyetsomewhatcomicalbirdsmaketheirhome,Millerisunafraidtogoforwhatcanonlybedescribedasaneo-biblicalepic.Inhisdepictionofaplagueandapilgrimage,aGod-likepenguinappearinginthesky,theportrayalofthestory'

sheroasaprophetrejectedbyhisownkindandeventhegospelorientationofseveralsongs,Millerboldlyreachesforspiritualthemes.

Happily,itallworks.Millerandhisco-writersJudyMorrisandWarrenColemanpluginenoughactionsequences--wherepenguinstumbledowntowersoficeandfranticallyescapepredatorsandfleeavalanches--toentertainyoungerviewers.Themanymusicalnumbersarebrilliantlychoreographedandorchestratedthroughsomeofthebestmotioncaptureeveremployedinacartoon.Andthefilmoftenastonishesyouwiththethree-dimensionalityofitsfrozenlandscapes.Withsmartmarketing,WarnerBros.Pictureshasasolidentertainmentthatshouldsweepacrossmanydemographics.Nordoesithurtthatlastyear'

s"

MarchofthePenguins"

educatedsomanymoviegoerstotheextraordinaryworldofempirepenguins.

Mumble（ElijahWood）isacheerfulpenguindespitehis"

handicap."

Buthisdad,Memphis（HughJackman）,worries,evenashehidesthesecretofhisson'

sstrangenessfromhismom,NormaJean（NicoleKidman）:

Memphisaccidentallydroppedtheeggfromitsnestwithinthefoldsofhisfeatheryfleshduringawinterstorm.SowhenMumbleishatched,hecannotperformhis"

heartsong,"

theidentifyingcroonpeculiartoeverypenguintoattractamate.Instead,hiswebbedfeetbreakoutintotapdancing.Momisdelighted,butDadinsists,"

Itjustain'

tpenguin."

Singinglessonsendinfailure,butMumble'

hippity-hoppity"

waysstillattracthischildhoodfriend,Gloria（BrittanyMurphy）.Then,inhisramblingadventures,MumblerunsintoagroupofLatinopenguins,theAdelieAmigos,whoconvincehimthathisdancingisactuallycool.

AdroughtinthefishsupplycausesNoah（HugoWeaving）tointerpretthisasdivineretributionforMumble'

sun-penguinways.WhenMumblerefusestochangethoseways--hehasanunshakablesenseofwhoheis--heisforcedfromtheflockandgoesonapilgrimagewiththeAmigos,ledbyRamonandLovelacetheGuru（bothcharactersvoicedbyRobinWilliams,whoalsonarratesthemovie）tofindthe"

aliens"

（i.e.humans）whoseoverfishinghasinterruptedthefoodsupply.

Millerhasmadeanumberofwisechoicesinhowtoconveyhisbiblical/penguintale.Theanimals'

heartsongmightsoundlikenoisetohumanears,buttoapenguinit'

smusic.Sowhynotturn"

intoaquasi-musicalfeaturingclassicpopsongsfromdiscoandQueentoSinatra,PrinceandtheBeatles?

Forthetapdancing,whynotgotoavirtuoso,SavionGlover,to"

play"

Mumbletodazzlingeffectthroughmotioncapture?

ChoreographerKelleyAbbeyworkswithotherdancersingroupssothatthescreenfillsupwiththousandsofdancingpenguins,seeminglywiththeirowndistinctivestyles.

ResearchexpeditionsbycameracrewstoAntarcticaresultinahighlyrealisti