Directed by: Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Poehler, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski
Running Time: 1h 34min
Just look at the names in the cast for Monsters vs. Aliens and you'd expect a laugh riot with an insane laugh a minute ratio. Not the case. The only one providing consistent laughs is Rogen's character BOB. In fact, most of the characters don't get fully realized, randomly inserting themselves into a thinly held together plot that doesn't delve deep enough and wraps up way too quickly.
But who am i kidding? This is a flick for kids. So, in that sense, it does entertain, especially in 3D. The action is quick and the visuals literally eye-popping (thankfully not our eyes). However, there's a story element missing and any attempts to make the characters cohesively gel and co-exist in a film that has little interest in setting up situations leaves us underwhelmed by the end of it all. This movie would probably work nice as a weekly cartoon series, but for big screen thrills, it doesn't measure up to its ginormic size potential.
Grade: B-
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