Madagascar is an animated film from Dreamworks, the same company that did Shrek. The movie starts at the Central Park Zoo in New York City, where four animals, a lion, zebra, hippo, and giraffe, are on display for the public. The four are actually happy in captivity, until the penguins plant the idea of living in the wild in the zebra’s head. Marty, the zebra, tries to escape, and his three pals follow him to Grand Central Station where they’re surrounded by police and shipped off to Madagascar. There, the four meet new friends and must learn to live in “the wild”.
Rating: **+