This latest "Norm of the North" entry I would place a couple of notches above the previous two. Really, I scarcely think any of the series' entries are ones I'd give a "good" rating-they all have such contrived storylines, with plotholes big enough to drive a dozen semis through. They do everything to masquerade the fact they're just marking time. I was enamored enough of the title character to go for every single sequel, but I learned quickly to expect fairly little from any of them.
This fourth episode deals with a subject I wished the second film would dive right into-Norm's family. Indeed, if that movie had eliminated half the gags involving the lemmings farting to make room for our hero's loved ones, it would already have been significantly improved. Norm's eldest son Quinn is the only one seen in the third film, and then only as a minor supporting character.
So the present entry finds Norm busy doing anything but paying attention to his kingly duties--he's always gotta be the "regular guy". But his family coaxes him into a vacation, so off they go on a boat and in no time at all they're on a faraway terrain, with his spouse/queen Elizabeth taking selfies every inch of the way. They spend time at an amusement park, and get mixed up with a family of white tigers whose monarchy is threatened. They're likable enough characters, but having so many characters with white fur (and blue eyes) threatens to give this film an unimaginative look, but thankfully never does so. The movie's a bumpy ride like the others, but it has its moments. My favorite gag is the two kings crying, with Norm blowing his nose into the main tiger's fur.
This fourth episode deals with a subject I wished the second film would dive right into-Norm's family. Indeed, if that movie had eliminated half the gags involving the lemmings farting to make room for our hero's loved ones, it would already have been significantly improved. Norm's eldest son Quinn is the only one seen in the third film, and then only as a minor supporting character.
So the present entry finds Norm busy doing anything but paying attention to his kingly duties--he's always gotta be the "regular guy". But his family coaxes him into a vacation, so off they go on a boat and in no time at all they're on a faraway terrain, with his spouse/queen Elizabeth taking selfies every inch of the way. They spend time at an amusement park, and get mixed up with a family of white tigers whose monarchy is threatened. They're likable enough characters, but having so many characters with white fur (and blue eyes) threatens to give this film an unimaginative look, but thankfully never does so. The movie's a bumpy ride like the others, but it has its moments. My favorite gag is the two kings crying, with Norm blowing his nose into the main tiger's fur.