Synopsis
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
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Cast
- Reese WitherspoonSusan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Seth RogenB.O.B. (voice)
- Hugh LaurieDr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- Rainn WilsonGallaxhar (voice)
- Will ArnettThe Missing Link (voice)
- Paul RuddDerek Dietl (voice)
- Stephen ColbertPresident Hathaway (voice)
- Julie WhiteWendy Murphy (voice)
- Jeffrey TamborCarl Murphy (voice)
- Amy PoehlerComputer (voice)
- 80
Village Voice
The grandeur of the effects--the honest-to-God spectacle of the thing--elevates Monsters vs. Aliens to something approaching art. It's not a masterpiece, but it's most certainly a milestone. - 80
Slate
The richly multilayered picture tends to have a gently immersive effect, akin to a stroll through the world's most expensive diorama. - 75
Charlotte Observer
The movie may best be appreciated by people who know the references. All five monsters come from low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There is a nice mix of action with tender moments -- especially among the misfit monsters - 70
Variety
A film of chuckles, smiles and light amusement rather than big laughs, galvanizing excitement and original invention. - 63
ReelViews
Monsters vs. Aliens suffers from the common 3D problems: dim lighting, poor focus in fast-paced action sequences, and too many distractions for the movie to grab the viewer. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
3-D is a distraction and an annoyance. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The movie works hard -- desperately hard -- to be all things to all audience segments. And the visible effort erodes the sense of gaiety, of unfettered fun.