Mr. Movie: ‘Norm of the North’ goes South quickly
Norm is a polar bear trying to save the Arctic from a developer who wants to build houses there. Mr. Greene — oh, how cleverly ironic — is the bad guy who employs a ditzy woman to do the dirty work. She knows it’s not good to settle the pristine Arctic, but he dangles entrance to a prestigious school for her daughter as the carrot.
This is straight to video, seriously boring stuff that only the very youngest children will sit still through.
Norm of the North
Director: Trevor Wall
Stars: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Inglesias
Mr. Movie rating: 1 star
Rated PG for mature themes. It’s playing at the Carmike 12, the Fairchild Cinemas 12 and at Walla Walla Grand Cinemas.
5 stars to 4 1/2 stars: Must see on the big screen.
4 stars to 3 1/2 stars: Good film, see it if it’s your type of movie.
3 stars to 2 1/2 stars: Wait until it comes out on DVD.
2 stars to 1 star: Don’t bother.
0 stars: Speaks for itself.
This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 5:30 PM with the headline "Mr. Movie: ‘Norm of the North’ goes South quickly."