2009
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Riann Wilson, Stephen Colbert
Director: Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon
Runtime: 94 Minutes
Distributor: DreamWorks
Rating: PG

With that gigantic green ogre who has Pixar executives waking up in the middle of the night in sweats again conspicuous by his absence this year, it’s left to this homage heavy throwback to the golden age of science fiction cinema to bolster that all-important bottom line. With an eclectic voice cast so glittering its ridiculous directors Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon, who between them have coughed up Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, bring us a deliciously zany 3D extravaganza where the bright and bubbly animation just about manage to make up for a somewhat underwhelming story.

Reese Witherspoon voices valley girl Susan, a blushing bubblegum bride set to marry egotistical weatherman, Derek, whose big day gets even bigger when a meteorite filled with gelatinous goo lands on her head, causing her to grow to immense size and proportion. Whisked away by Kiefer Sutherland’s hard-nosed, deliciously named General W.R. Monger to a secret government facility she finds herself face to face with all manner of freaks and mutants (Dr. Cockroach, B.O.B, Insectasauraus, The Missing Link) who have been squirreled away for tests and experiments. Chasing the aforementioned goo, Rainn Wilson’s Gallaxhar and his alien armada show up to annihilate Earth and take possession of its power, so the government unleashes Susan and her cohorts as our last, best hope for salvation.

Click here to read the full review at Uinterview.com.

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