Variety
Performances are unremarkable but acceptable pretty much across the board, and the vocal talents -- particularly Thomas Haden Church as the belligerent Tazer and Josh Peck as the lovable Sparks -- are well cast.
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Aliens in the Attic
A family sci-fi adventure about a group of kids who must protect their holiday home from invading pint-sized aliens with world-destroying ambitions. Meanwhile, the parents remain clueless to the alien battle.
Sort of a bit like Home Alone, Gremlins, Toy Soldiers and E.T. all rolled into one, this stars High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale and was filmed in Auckland, NZ (the location standing in for Maine, USA).
Less2009Rating: PG, conatins low level violence86 minsUSA
AdventureComedyKids & FamilyScience Fiction
- Director:
- John Schultz ('The Honeymooners')
- Writer:
- Mark BurtonAdam F. Goldberg
- Cast:
- Ashley TisdaleRobert HoffmanAndy RichterKevin NealonDoris RobertsAustin Robert Butler
Aliens in the Attic | Reviews
34%74 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Total Film
Marred by cheapjack CGI and poor character design (the squishy-faced critters look like they came out of a cereal packet, not outer space), this very kid-centric caper is numbingly mediocre, listlessly pitting its mind-controlling antagonists against humans who are nearly braindead anyway.
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The New York Times
Robert Hoffman as the boyfriend, who spends most of his time under the marionettelike control of either the aliens or the human children, provides the film's occasional funny moments.
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Los Angeles Times
Perfectly calibrated for the pre-adolescent set, highlighting broad physical comedy and themes of kid empowerment and featuring one of the stars from "High School Musical."
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Hollywood Reporter
The movie is awfully close to a video game with its own specific rules, but its characters are appealing and funny, "Aliens" doesn't have a mechanical feel that drags down most video-game movies.
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Empire Magazine
Occasionally funny, but not quite enough charm or invention to make this a kids' classic.
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Aliens in the Attic | Release Details
Aliens in the Attic is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and TVNZ On Demand.