Fresh
There's enough of a storyline here to keep younger space cadets moderately settled.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Planet 51
Something strange is coming to their planet...Us!
2009 · 1h 31m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Directed by
Jorge Blanco
,
Javier Abad
,
Marcos Martínez
Overview
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
Director and cast
- Jorge Blanco Director
- Javier Abad Director
- Marcos Martínez Director
- Dwayne Johnson as Capt. Charles 'Chuck' Baker (voice)
- Seann William Scott as Skiff (voice)
- Jessica Biel as Neera (voice)
- Justin Long as Lem (voice)
- Gary Oldman as General Grawl (voice)
- John Cleese as Professor Kipple (voice)
- Freddie Benedict as Eckle (voice)
- Alan Marriott as Glar (voice)
- Mathew Horne as Soldier Vesklin (voice)
- James Corden as Soldier Vernkot (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's just an excuse for classic-cinema shout-outs and roller-coaster-like commotion.
Nick Schager, Time Out New York
Rotten
This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
An uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse...
Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Young children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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