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Mars Needs Moms (2011)
Director: Simon Wells
Synopsis
Animated adventure about how a young boy attains a stronger bond with his mother after she is abducted by aliens and he is forced to go and rescue her.
Movie review
From Time Out London
Ah, Easter, when the studios unleash all those mid-range family projects not strong enough to endure a summer or Christmas release. ‘Mars Needs Moms’ is a textbook example, a forgettable roto-animated romp for undemanding pre-teens complete with 3D action, a C-list voice cast and a good wholesome message about respecting your mother, provided she’s not an evil alien overlord.Perennial nearly-man Seth ‘Scott Evil’ Green voices Milo, the petulant pre-teen who embarks on an impromptu interplanetary voyage when his long-suffering mother (Joan Cusack) is kidnapped by parentally inexperienced Martians to train their army of soulless nanny-bots. The ‘Polar Express’-style CG-meets-live-action visuals are creepy and flat, the characters are largely nonexistent and the story takes so many short cuts that it becomes meaningless, but if all you’re looking for is a way to keep the kids quiet for 90 minutes, this should just about suffice.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 2120: 7 – 13 April, 2011
Cast & crew
Director: Simon Wells
Cast: Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Joan Cusack, Breckin Meyer, Billy Dee Williams
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Children's
Duration: 88 mins
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