Outside of the Shrek series, Madagascar is Dreamworks’ most successful animation title, so this seasonal sequel hardly comes as a surprise. The safari of central characters and their counterpart voice talent – Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith – all return, this time crash-landing in Africa and hooking up with Alex the lion’s family. A bit like Shrek 2, then, only with more animals, fewer laughs and if the first film is anything to go by vague audience concerns that it’s all somehow a bit racist.

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