Critic Reviews
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positive
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Mar 9, 2011
91
The movie is also visually magnificent - modestly so. Plus, it's half the length of "Avatar."
Mar 10, 2011
75
Any satirical points about contemporary gender roles get lost in a mad rush through the matriarchy's beautifully realized, Death Star-like gray fortress. It's a fun rush, though, and an intense one, too.
Mar 10, 2011
75
A majestic musical score by the great composer John Powell somehow makes everything old feel fresh and wondrous again.
Mar 7, 2011
70
I salute the effort to go somewhere strange in Mars Needs Moms; if only a fully realized idea - and not the same, barely concealed right-wing rap, different planet - had been the destination.
Mar 10, 2011
70
The perfect family film in every way, moms, dads, kids and even those Martians are gonna love this funny, warm and wonderful tale.
Mar 9, 2011
63
Though light enough in tone, packed with good messages and delivering a couple of lovely, touching moments, "Mars" still has that plastic look that made you wish you were seeing the REAL Tom Hanks in "Polar Express" or the REAL Jim Carrey in "A Christmas Carol."
Mar 11, 2011
63
It's amazing to see, but potentially unsettling. Green is now 37. And it may be more than some mothers can take, imagining themselves cleaning up after their "little boy" when he's crowding 40.
Mar 8, 2011
60
The three most important things in movies are story, story, story so the movie never comes off as the considerable achievement it truly is.
Mar 8, 2011
60
A modestly enjoyable performance-capture creation bearing the unmistakable imprint of producer Robert Zemeckis.
