Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
The clever lines and themes of friendship and finding home are almost completely overwhelmed here by the breathless pace and sensory overload...
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
8 Jun 2012
fresh:
A fun and fast family entertainment.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
8 Jun 2012
rotten:
The screenplay, by Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach, churns out the snappy witticisms with admirable creative gusto, but it whizzes along at such a frenetic pace that you'll probably miss half of them.
– Amy Biancolli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Jun 2012
fresh:
From time to time the improbable occurs: A sequel outdoes its original.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
8 Jun 2012
fresh:
This is that rare thing: a franchise that grows more winning with each instalment.