Monsters vs Aliens (A review)

The makers of ‘Shrek’ and ‘Kungfu Panda’ have come up with another unlikely animated film.

The plot of ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ is simple with a young woman, Susan extremely happy at the thought of getting married to her news anchor boyfriend. But fate spoils her dream on her wedding day when she is hit by splinters of a meteorite infused with Quantonium, a powerful element that causes her to grow to an enormous size.

Captured by security forces and held at a secret location she meets odd characters: Dr Cockroach, a scientist whose accidental experiment transformed him into a humanoid-cockroach; B O B, a gelatinous, brainless mass brought to life in an experiment gone wrong; The Missing Link, a lizard man, and mutant larvae named Insectosaurus.

Now with alien overlord Gallaxhar trying to capture planet Earth, United States’ President Hathaway offers the ‘monsters’ their freedom if they could defeat Gallaxhar and his legion of robots.

‘Monsters vs Aliens’ though not a typical superhero animation flick is packed with endless laughs. Unlike the our ‘friendly neighbourhood’ kind-of-superhero storyline this film is devoid of any preachings or lessons to adopt.

It is cent per cent fantasy adventure with lovable characters. From a president who is always confused with which button nuclear weapons will be activated to jelly-like B O B’s ‘brainless’ acts, all you get is fun save for the last few minutes towards the end.

Though the film remains largely a 2D show in most theatres across the world DreamWorks’ team of special effects and graphics gives you an almost perfect 3D screen experience. Besides, the superb sound quality can raise a few hairs.

Unusual plot and even unusually light script with lots of fun embedded throughout make ‘Monsters and Aliens’ an all out family entertainer.
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English (U/A)
Cast: Featuring the voice of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett
Director: Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon
Monsters vs Aliens