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Even Naomi Watts can’t fly above the inspirational pap of Netflix’s Penguin Bloom – The A.V. Club
Because Watts is a gifted actor, Penguin Bloom does sometimes convey paraplegia’s emotional trials—the frustration of no longer being able to accomplish simple…

No penguins appear in Netflixs new weepie Penguin Bloom, and a cynical person might assume that such a misleading title must have been generated by the companys fabled algorithm (with Bloom thrown in to remind older viewers of Bloom County and its beloved penguin character, Opus). In truth, the film was adapted from an Australian memoir of the same name, though the books U.S. publisher initially chose to market it more straightforwardly as Penguin The Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved A Family….
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