Norm of the North is a delightfully friendly story featuring a polar bear named Norm along with his 3 lemming friends who end up in New York City. Read KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Keefers movie review!
By Keefer C. B., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 15
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In this abnormally ambitious first feature film from Splash Entertainment, Polar Bear who is able to communicate with humans. When his home, the Arctic is threatened by the evil developer Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong), he must journey to the concrete jungle and convince people to save his home.
Rob Schneider voices NormCourtesy of Lionsgate
This feature film offers laughs and appealing animation is colorful and fluent. I love how the characters move and dance. I particularly enjoyed watching Mr. Greene’s rubber legs. Much like his personality, his movements are snake like - always slithering from place to place. He is my favorite character because he’s so over the top. It also helps that he is voiced by the hilarious comedian Ken Jeong. Speaking of which, all the voice actors in this film portray their characters very well. I’m not particularly a Rob Schneider fan but, in this film he makes Norm a lovable and plush Polar Bear.
Ken Jeong voices Mr.GreeneCourtesy of Lionsgate
For me, the Tom and Jerry are a perfect example. When Tom runs smack into a pole his whole body makes solid causing him pain. In this the film, the characters seem to be made of rubber. When they come in with each other it’s like silly putty being squished together. Now it does kind of work with Norm’s furry sidekicks, the Lemmings, because their running joke is that they feel no pain. However, it does not work when the other characters react like rubber. With that said, while watching the film the kids in the theater went nuts and loved every moment of it. Just goes to show you that humor is diverse.
The LemmingsCourtesy of Lionsgate
My favorite scene is the opening of the film when Norm tries to hunt. Not only does it reveal the status quo of the main character, it also provides a lovely introduction to the comedy that will follow. The Arctic landscape adds to the visual ambiance of the animation.
Norm and The Lemmings in New York CityCourtesy of Lionsgate
The moral of this film is “nature belongs to the animals.” Mr. Greene plans to build condominiums in the Arctic and that’s why Norm goes to New York and tries to convince them not to do that. I was glad to see this environmental message presented to young children.
Film Critic KeeferCourtesy of KIDS FIRST!
I give this film 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to 3 through 12-year-olds. This film proves that just because you’re not a big Polar Bear does not mean you can’t make a big splash. I can’t wait to see more from Splash Entertainment. This film is in theaters now!
Norm Of The North Movie Rating: 2n3q6a
Norm Of The North PosterCourtesy of Lionsgate
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