Any review containing the words 'awful', 'bad', 'horrid', 'abysmal' could be considered a spoiler. I didn't give this movie a 1 because that would imply that it has some entertainment value based on its awfulness. Alas! It doesn't.
My 10yo was able to discern that it was an awful movie; although 7 year-olds found it tolerable.
Rob Schneider is just as unbearable (no pun intended) as a bear as he's as a human actor.
Norm of the North
2016
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Norm of the North
2016
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Plot summary
Polar bear Norm and his three Arctic lemming buddies are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, Norm begins life anew as a performing corporate mascot, only to discover that his new employers are directly responsible for the destruction of his polar home.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
April 06, 2016 at 01:37 PM
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Makes you wish for global warming
Interesting
Very entertaining. Contains huge plot holes, lots of unfunny humor, useless characters, ... everything about it is wrong, except maybe for one joke. So while the movie is very badly made, at least it's not boring, so you get some entertainment out of it. Give it as a prank gift maybe, but if your children are over ten years old and you expect them to take it seriously it might not work out so well.
CHANGE ISN'T ALWAYS GOOD
I liked the cliche filled film, even if your kid didn't.
Norm is a polar bear who was born with the ability to speak English, and by English I mean American English and not that stuff with foreign accents. When the ironically named Mr. Greene decides to build modern homes in the Arctic, Norm travels to NYC in an attempt to save his home and later that Grandpa thing. He meets the very do-able Vera, drawn almost anime style as they attempt to rescue everybody in this formula film.
There are multiple themes about saving the Arctic and wildlife, but no mention of that global warming thing, a controversial subject that only 99% of the planet can agree upon. There is an us (99%) vs them (1 %) theme in a Mr. Greene statement yet his investors turn out to be good guys. Mr Greene has a name which warns us that not everything labeled "green" is actually "green" and not all NY real estate moguls live up to their name. I am not sure why the NYC council has legal jurisdiction over the Arctic, but plot continuity is not a sell point.
The cutesy film is also a musical and should have an appeal to the 5-8 year old group with fart humor and "Shut Up and Dance With Me" number.