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Planet 51

Overview


Genre :

Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Release Date :

November 20, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martinez

Starring :

The Rock, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, John Cleese

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..your kids won't be begging to go to the toy store afterward..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
4 of 5

“..the initial twist is terrific, and sci-fi fans should get a chuckle out of the title itself..”
by Nancy Churnin [Dallas Morning News]
“..pleasantly mediocre..”
by Brian Miller [Village Voice]
Review rate : B

“..Planet 51 still delivers a few pleasant surprises..”
by Adam Markovitz [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C-

“..Mediocre, clunky and just so not special..”
by Tom Long [Detroit News]
2.5 of 4

“..isn't exactly ground-breaking, and some of the humor tanks..”
by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
2 of 4

“..everything about this animated flick seems reassuringly borrowed and thoroughly familiar and so soothingly "known"..”
by Rick Groen [Globe and Mail]
“..agreeable but flagrantly unoriginal..”
by Stephen Holden [NY Times]
1 of 4

“..a creepy mishmash of sci-fi and fantasy classics..”
by Peter Keough [Boston Phoenix]
Review rate : C

“.."Planet 51" makes you wonder if things might be more interesting on Planet 52..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]

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