The Kimmel Center is presenting the Philadelphia premiere of a family favorite. Mr. Popper's Penguins waddles from page to the stage in a musical adaption of the popular children's novel of the same ...
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar regions. Features pop-up ...
'Mr. Popper's Penguins" is precious, protracted and pleasant enough, if not exactly potty trained. It pops from beloved children's book to the screen as a passable time-passer for the pre-school set.
"Mr. Popper's Penguins" is a stupefyingly dumb family movie proving that penguins have limited charisma as pets. I mean, what do they do? They sit on eggs, they waddle, they eat fish and they squawk.