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Inoffensive and kid-friendly this mundane family comedy is light on imagination.
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You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer. Sep 3, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer.
Philippa Hawker
The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood's ordinary Americans. Aug 17, 2009 | Rating: 2/5
The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood's ordinary Americans.
Derek Malcolm
Fleeting charms are largely outweighed by an unexceptional script, a brace of shabby performances (from both kids and adults) and some dismal CG effects. Aug 14, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Fleeting charms are largely outweighed by an unexceptional script, a brace of shabby performances (from both kids and adults) and some dismal CG effects.
Tom Huddlestone
Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young. Aug 14, 2009 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young.
Kevin Maher
You could take the kids to see it this summer holiday and avoid an hour or so of rain - or rent the DVD later on. Inoffensive. Aug 14, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
You could take the kids to see it this summer holiday and avoid an hour or so of rain - or rent the DVD later on. Inoffensive.
Peter Bradshaw
Daft battles aside, the film soon takes a predictable turn towards family togetherness and bonding, which is cringing but morally commendable all the same. Ultimately this is a bearable if forgettable film. Aug 14, 2009 | Rating: 2/5
Daft battles aside, the film soon takes a predictable turn towards family togetherness and bonding, which is cringing but morally commendable all the same. Ultimately this is a bearable if forgettable film.
Adam Woodward
OK, it is a little derivative, but the young actors are all very convincing and Robert Hoffman does some terrific physical comedy after his body is commandeered by the alien leader. Nov 13, 2018 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
OK, it is a little derivative, but the young actors are all very convincing and Robert Hoffman does some terrific physical comedy after his body is commandeered by the alien leader.
Debbie Baldwin
The whole enterprise is frustratingly 'blah' - weak acting, flat storytelling, lifeless direction, murky cinematography. Aug 9, 2010 | Full Review…
The whole enterprise is frustratingly 'blah' - weak acting, flat storytelling, lifeless direction, murky cinematography.
Simon Foster
Cute protagonists, sensible morals and refreshing lack of complexity make Aliens in the Attic a bit of guilty pleasure. Jul 4, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Cute protagonists, sensible morals and refreshing lack of complexity make Aliens in the Attic a bit of guilty pleasure.
Cris Kennedy
Remarkably unremarkable; a lively war of the worlds diversion with plenty of spunky special effects, gratuitous slapstick, and Ashley Tisdale parading around in a bikini for all the dads out there. Jun 2, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Remarkably unremarkable; a lively war of the worlds diversion with plenty of spunky special effects, gratuitous slapstick, and Ashley Tisdale parading around in a bikini for all the dads out there.
Brian Orndorf
Aliens In The Attic might fall between a key audiences but will certainly provide a rip-roaring time for both tweens and younger kids, never mind the parents who are seemingly dragged along. Apr 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Aliens In The Attic might fall between a key audiences but will certainly provide a rip-roaring time for both tweens and younger kids, never mind the parents who are seemingly dragged along.
Sam Bathe
Disliking Aliens in the Attic because it is so blatantly aimed at kids is like disliking the desert for having no water in it . . . Nov 14, 2009
Disliking Aliens in the Attic because it is so blatantly aimed at kids is like disliking the desert for having no water in it . . .
James O'Ehley
On a family vacation the kids discover there are aliens who want to take over the world.
Super Reviewer
A simple, easy to watch film with some good comedy moments that will enthral children, but nothing for the adult viewer.
Art Pearson: This isn't Xbox, Lee. It's real! - Like Wii! "They came from upstairs." Just a piss poor attempt at a family sci-fi film. Aliens in the Attic is beyond childish, it is to the point where kids will be making fun of how stupid it is. The whole movie is a bunch of talentless child to teenage actors running around fighting small, poorly imagined aliens, while the parents(who are to stupid to notice the aliens) go about their normal lives. A family goes away for a summer vacation. While there, the kids discover that some midget aliens are arriving and looking for something buried under the house. The kids must stop them all by themselves because the aliens have technology that only works on adults. The film doesn't sound as bad as it is. In actuality, it is a pretty boring and lifeless movie when it comes to these types of stories. Then there's all the horrible, cliche one liners and obvious plot choices that just make the movie repetitive and uninspired. Bad effects and bad acting just add to the misery of sitting through this godawful attempt at family fun. If you are looking for a film to watch with the entire family, look elsewhere because this will be pure torture for anyone over the age of 8.
My daughter picks winners. I have to admit i laughed at parts of this one. Not a great movie but did have some cute moments. My daughter really liked it though.
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