Produced by Robert Zemeckis, this slice of family-friendly sci-fi continues his infatuation with performance-captured animation, but with Simon Wells (great-grandson of H. G. Wells) at the helm, it lacks the sureness of touch that marks Zemeckis’ own forays into this new form. Instead, this tale of Milo, a young boy who stows away in the spaceship that’s abducting his mum to the Red Planet, feels both forced and formulaic, while Dan Fogler’s hyperactive Gribbles — a porky human stranded on Mars — is deeply, deeply annoying. Otherwise, it’s all madcap chases and skin-of-the-teeth escapes in a giant Martian fortress that invites unflattering comparisons to WALL•E. And yes, at the umpteenth time of asking, those synthetic humans are still totally dead behind the eyes. After watching this predictable effort, you might know how they feel.
Mars Needs Moms Review
When nine year-old Milo's mum is abducted by Martians, he heads to Mars to try to get her back.
Release Date:
08 Apr 2011
Running Time:
97 minutes
Certificate:
PG
Original Title:
Mars Needs Moms
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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