‘The Penguin Lessons,’ starring a teacher’s pet, has feel-good movie moments down cold
Supremely dry and subtle, Steve Coogan saves this real-life story, about an adopted penguin and an academic rescued from his ...
‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Steve Coogan Makes a Feathered Friend in Sweet British Buddy Dramedy
A curmudgeonly teacher finds a renewed zest for life after rescuing a penguin in this new film from 'The Full Monty' helmer ...
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Review: ‘The Penguin Lessons’ tells another tale of a man rescuing a penguin, and vice versa
The Penguin Lessons” is based on a true story, in that it takes its inspiration from a memoir by Tom Michell, who rescued a penguin from an oil slick in Uruguay back in the early 1970s. But aside from ...
‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: A Unique Approach to Teaching
Steve Coogan plays Tom Michell, an English teacher in 1970s Argentina, whose small new friend makes his class a hit.
Put a bird in it: ‘The Penguin Lessons’ feels familiar
I wasn’t wrong. That movie was called “My Penguin Friend” and starred Jean Reno and Adriana Barraza. It was released eight ...
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ review: Another charming tale of an unusual friendship
In a scene from “The Penguin Lessons,” Steve Coogan’s Tom attempts to lead a penguin back into the ocean, but that effort fails. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics) Back in the apartment ...
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Steve Coogan Makes a Feathered Friend in Sweet British Buddy Dramedy
“You can’t interfere with nature.” But she implores him to help, and Tom, trying to impress her, agrees to take the penguin back to his hotel room and clean him up. Not only does this ...