Rotten
Coupling the men-on-a-mission antics of 'Armageddon' with the catch-all sci-fi pastiche of TV's 'Futurama', 'Space Chimps' is an underwhelming slice of lowbrow CGI entertainment.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
Space Chimps
From one of the primates that brought you Shrek.
2008 · 1h 21m · G
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Directed by
Kirk DeMicco
Overview
When an unmanned space shuttle crashes on an uncharted planet, a trio of astronaut chimpanzees are launched by NASA into a wormhole to investigate.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I have to admit, there's a sort of dopey, cute, harmless charm to this movie. It actually doesn't stink.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Only a truly dreadful story could make 81 minutes seem like an eternity. And Space Chimps is just that leaden experience.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
The animated action movie nevertheless delivers -- da-dum -- more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Fresh
<i.Space Chimps may be just a computer-animated comedy, but -- don't laugh -- it cleverly resonates with arguments favoring increased stature for chimpanzees (and all apes) with whom humans share a near-identical genetic blueprint.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
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