Synopsis
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
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Cast
- Dwayne JohnsonCapt. Charles 'Chuck' Baker (voice)
- Seann William ScottSkiff (voice)
- Jessica BielNeera (voice)
- Justin LongLem / Rover (voice)
- Gary OldmanGeneral Grawl (voice)
- John CleeseProfessor Kipple (voice)
- Alan MarriottGlar (voice)
- Freddie BenedictEckle (voice)
- Mathew HorneSoldier Vesklin (voice)
- James CordenSoldier Vernkot (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
Delivers a few pleasant surprises, including a smart story -- a reverse-E.T. riff that plops an American astronaut down in a world of just-like-us-only-green creatures -- and clever characters. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Although not bowling me over, Planet 51 is a jolly and good-looking animated feature in glorious 2-D. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A perky though not terribly imaginative feature aimed primarily at youngsters. - 50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This movie, which was made by an animation studio in Spain, isn't trying to make a social statement; it speaks in the international language of lightweight comedy. - 50
Miami Herald
What's missing is originality and story and inventiveness. - 50
The A.V. Club
Largely, it’s a jellybean of a movie: bright, colorful, sugary, and with no real content. - 40
Variety
There's nothing funny, provocative or involving about what "Shrek" co-writer Joe Stillman and the team from Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios do with the notion here. - 40
Village Voice
Like "E.T." in reverse, this pleasantly mediocre CG animation tale lands an astronaut on a distant planet.
