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Summary: I loved the movie!!!!
Review: I loved Kangaroo Jack.It's like one of those movies that everyone loves.I really liked Jack rappin it was soo cool.And I think this movie deserves 5 stars.
Rating: 
Summary: No dozing for Daddy, kids were happy
Review: The 4 stars are what a kid would rate this, not an adult. This was a charming movie for the apporpriate audience: about 8-14 year-olds. The movie starts a little slow (the kids are waiting to see the kangaroo!) but will ultimately grab their attention. There are a couple of non-graphic sexual comments or scenes that made me a little uncomfortable for my kids, but nothing too out of line, (one of the characters thinks he is seeing a mirage and fondles Estella Warrens' chest, and later there is a waterfall scene, neither were way out of line, but a little unnecessary. The Dad's will like it though.)There is also some fighting and violence, and a drinking scene in a bar that made me suggest that the movie may be inappropriate for younger kids. Having said that, my 4-year old thought this was a great movie. The story is reasonable, a little predictable for adults perhaps but children will be able to follow and laugh. There is the mandatory fart humor (it won't be a kids movie without someone or something cracking off a couple of loud ones), the kangaroo looked very real, and yes, he does do some rap and a little talking. The rest of the humor leaned toward slapstick, so leave Mom at home and have Dad take the crowd. I (as the responsible parent) stayed awake the whole time.
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Summary: Only PG??? Ouch! but Good Movie
Review: Good fun movie but CLEARLY PG-13 material. A full on breast grab? A couple in their skivies in a self proclaimed "sensual" moment? A knife to her throat and threatening to cut if she doesn't talk? Wow, how did this one slip by the rating people? They should have to watch this with kids.
If you accept it is PG-13 and not for the little ones, it's a very funny movie.
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Summary: False Advertising, isn't that illegal?
Review: If you're hoping for a movie about a TALKING kangaroo who also likes to rap, you're in for a big let down. In fact, he does not speak in the movie at all. That's right folks. I don't know what they were thinking. Was it too unrealistic? Maybe. But in a film like this who really cares about why a kangaroo would talk in the first place. It was supposed to be a ... of last years Scooby Doo, which was also horrible, but ended up making big business at the box office. It seems trailers have gone from showing you too much of a movie to showing you stuff that isn't in the movie at all. I don't know about you, but to me that's not getting what you pay for. Don't be complacent. Please complain.
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Summary: Cute, and ultimately good fun
Review: The Kangaroo sold me in the commercials. So did Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson, so I gave the movie a chance. It payed off. This movie was adorable, good clean fun. Besides the camel flatulence and one other racy joke, the PG rating is totally appropriate. Kids should really enjoy this, and for adults, the two stars should hold their attention. And the Kangaroo... well he's fun for everybody to look at.
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Summary: Horrible. Not a film fit for anyone...
Review: What the heck is wrong with the people who made this movie that they have to resort to making fun of people with epilepsy as a source of humor. "HAHAHAHA! SHE HAS EPILEPSY!!!" ... I mean, really. Is that funny? I guess I just think it's a cheap shot against people who already have enough problems.
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Summary: A tad racy for PG rating
Review: While hysterically funny, I felt there were more than a few references to breast humor and sex than need be rendered in a PG rated film. The innuendos take a childs mind racing in the wrong direction and away from the clever story at hand. The enhanced Kangaroo graphics were fair to good. The two main actors catered well to adults and youngins alike in a comedic sense through excellent facial expressions, tone, and body language. An exciting ending for the "good guys". All in all, it moved quickly and concisely.
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Summary: Kangaroo Jack
Review: Charlie (Jerry O'Connell, `Crossing Jordan`) is a hairstylist who finds himself in continuous debt to his bumbling friend Louis (Anthony Anderson, `Barbershop'), who saved him from drowning when he was eight years-old. When one of Louis's harebrained schemes gets the two into hot water, they are sent to Australia to atone for their sins by delivering fifty thousand dollars to a shady businessman. While driving to the drop off point, the two hit a roaming kangaroo on the road and promptly dress it up in Louis's lucky jacket for photo opportunities. When the kangaroo suddenly regains consciousness, he takes off, with the jacket still on, and the fifty grand in one of the pockets. With the help of a kangaroo tracker (Estella Warren, `Driven'), Louis and Charlie must brave the deadly outback to get their money back and restore honor to their names. Approaching a film like `Kangaroo Jack' takes plenty of patience and good will. Produced by the virtual Willy Wonka of ... cinema, Jerry Bruckheimer (`Armageddon,' `Con Air,` `Pearl Harbor`), `Kangaroo Jack' is one of the producer's rare forays into family filmmaking. I'm happy to report that `Jack' is a slick production - for a kid's film at least - ... Directed by David McNally, who last was seen helming another Bruckheimer disaster, `Coyote Ugly,' `Kangaroo Jack' isn't nearly the tragedy its exterior suggests. It's a bad film, no doubt, yet not a complete wash out. The problems start with the generally unpleasant comedic delivery of co-star Anthony Anderson, who has never met a punch line he didn't like to completely bleed dry of its funny. A bellowing, rancid yuckster, Anderson simply turns up his usual deafening routine a couple of notches so the kids can hear him clearly. He's the clown of the piece, but never a likeable one. ... It's completely fraudulent, but also insults the terrific work the computer animators put into the kangaroo creation, as they try to merge authenticity with cartoon. The kangaroo looks wonderful, but the rapping is heartbreaking, and should clearly not be the focus of the film. Yet, in trying to see past the useless story conceits (Italian mobsters in the Outback?), paycheck acting (Christopher Walken appears briefly as Charlie's father-in-law), and, well, critically unfunny material (almost anything with Anderson), there are brief moments of pleasure to be found. Jerry O'Connell is one of those bright spots, refraining from his usual overacting, and simply letting Anderson go nuts for a laugh. O'Connell is funnier this way, and it helps the movie greatly to have at least one cast member who isn't yelling all the time. Also, model Estella Warren puts in a reasonable performance in the tracker role. In the long, headache-inducing pantheon of model-to-actress transitions, Warren is near the top of the heap. `Jack' doesn't offer much for her to work with, but she's a pleasant surprise in a gloriously unsurprising film. As much as I could (or should) ... `Kangaroo Jack,' there are just too many minuscule good things within the film for it to be a completely deflating experience. The kids might love it, and any chance to soak up Australian beauty is welcomed, but there just isn't enough hop in the 'roo to hold appeal for very long.
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Summary: Don't say Good Day Mate....
Review: From the non-funny jokes to the fake CGI Kanagroo, this movie emerges as a cross between a music video and a video game informerical.
Not worth anyone's time.
Rating:
Summary: Fun fast paced family entertainment
Review: Me, my brother and my friend went to see this movie last night and we had a good time, it turned out to be a complete different story than I expected cause this movie involves with mobsters, my favorite character in this movie is Louis cause he is such an idiot (in a funny sort of way) but my only gripe in this movie is a few parts of the movie should've been rated PG-13 instead of PG, this movie is not recommended for very young children but it's recommended for the whole family, I probably won't watch this movie again till it comes out on video.
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