“Surf’s Up” promotes a strong theme of friendship, which adds a nice touch to the film. The animation and antics of the penguins are enough to keep kids happy. One of the main characters, Cody, learns a lot about relationships with others and that life is not all about him. He is very competitive and he learns to enjoy what he does when competing and he learns to be willing to help others. The film falls a bit short on the laughs, but has enough of them along with the great animation so as to be a pleasant viewing experience.
The movie does include some flatulence and burping scenes, and a few crude words like “poop”. The strongest word is when a character thinks the word “pepper” was something else, a slang for male genitalia. Overall it is a wholesome film which the kiddies will enjoy and we approve it for all ages.
