return to direct and co-write Escape 2 Africa, with Etan Cohen sharing screenplay credit. They keep the story simple, picking up where Madagascar left Alex and his fellow pampered zoo animals ...

Seriously, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” may not be the worst of the ... in which we learn that lion Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller) was actually poached off an animal reserve in Africa, much ...

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" is the rare animated sequel that ... As before, there are twinkle-toed lion Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller), sassy zebra Marty (Chris Rock), neurotic giraffe Melman ...

After a dizzying crash-landing sequence, which effectively sets the breakneck comic pace for the rest of the film, Alex the lion ... family films of 2008, Madagascar 2 punches its key themes ...

By Kirk Honeycutt The pleasant but far-from-pioneering crew of the cheerful 2005 DreamWorks animated film “Madagascar” reunite for “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” to similar results.

The Central Park Zoo menagerie returns in fine form in “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” an improvement ... at the end of the first film, our heroes Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra ...