Hank Azaria makes for a fun “leetle pouffin”, and it’s difficult not to be pepped up by Robin Williams’ energy. There are laughs to be had with Happy Feet Two, but unfortunately, almost as many groans. He’s joined by Elijah Wood as Mumble, singer Alicia Moore as his wife Gloria, Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara as a hot Latina penguin, and Hank Azaria as Scandinavian puffin Sven, a Tony Robbins-like guru for aquatic birds. Robin Williams is back for the sequel, voicing two penguins, one a horny Latino, the other a southern preacher. There are more admirable eco-conscious warnings about pollution and global warming this time around, though they’re quickly eclipsed by the film’s tangled narrative and all the cutesy singing. Happy Feet Two has other lessons to teach us, ones about family, love, friendship, and standing up to bullies. This second instalment involves another cute ball of fluff, Mumble’s son Erik, singled out for derision because of his inability to dance (how soon penguins forget, those rhythmical bastards), but who turns out to have his own special talent, and who ends up learning an improving lesson about, you guessed it, celebrating individuality.
Director George Miller also packed in some environmentally conscious stuff about the dangers of over-fishing (a notoriously hard sell to the under-tens market), a frenetic vocal performance from Robin Williams, and a schmaltzy love story.
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