“Inspired by real events,” “The Penguin Lessons” dramatizes the story of educator Tom Michell and his unusual experience in Argentina, where, in 1976, he found a penguin in distress. He managed to clean it up and nurse it back to health, only to find the creature wasn’t interested in leaving his side. The complications of this relationship are perfectly set up for comedy and heartwarming events, and those do occur in the movie. However, “The Penguin Lessons” tries to be a little more than simple comfort food cinema, as the tale also takes place during a military coup in the country, greatly complicating relationships in the story, scripted by Jeff Pope (“The Lost King,” “Philomena,” “Stan & Ollie). The film carries an uneven tonality at times, as director Peter Cattaneo (“The Full Monty,” “The Rocker”) battles to balance material that’s periodically all over the place, but the feature stays engaging, hitting beats of sweetness and sadness. And star Steve Coogan finds a few layers of character to play to prevent the picture from becoming a Disney-style examination of an unlikely friendship. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com