Variety
A modestly enjoyable performance-capture creation bearing the unmistakable imprint of producer Robert Zemeckis
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Mars Needs Moms!
Disney animated sci-fi adventure about a young boy who gains a deeper appreciation for his mum after Martians come to Earth to take her away. Produced by Robert Zemeckis (A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express), using motion-capture technology. Based on the book by Berkeley Breathed.
Milo's (Seth Green, Family Guy) mother has been abducted by extraterrestrials who want to steal her 'mum-ness' for their own young. Milo stows away on a spaceship, navigates an elaborate, multi-level planet and takes on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling, Austin Powers). On his quest, he is helped by a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler, Balls of Fury) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki.
201190 minsUSA
AdaptationAdventureAnimatedKids & FamilyScience Fiction
- Director:
- Simon Wells ('The Prince of Egypt', 'The Time Machine')
- Writer:
- Simon WellsWendy Wells
- Cast:
- Seth GreenJoan CusackDan FoglerMindy SterlingElisabeth HarnoisRyan Ochoa
Mars Needs Moms! / Reviews
Total Film
Don’t be put off by the title. Wells harnesses 3D mo-cap wizardry for a children’s adventure that balances storytelling and sci-fi.
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The New York Times
It seems that it's time to admit that dressing actors in LED-studded catsuits, asking them to give performances on sterile white sets and handing the results to a team of computer animators is not a way to make a good movie.
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The Guardian
An animated comedy involving Martians kidnapping Earth's mothers that is pretty much devoid of entertaiment or wit...
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Hollywood Reporter
The three most important things in movies are story, story, story so the movie never comes off as the considerable achievement it truly is.
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Empire Magazine
An uninvolving mo-cap adventure that's well below par. Marvin the Martian would be unhappy to share his planet with this bunch.
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