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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakWould be totally unexceptional if not for its visual telling of the Apollo 11 flight and the fact that the movie is impressively shot - the first animated feature film in 3-D.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn awkward mix of proficient 3-D animation, detailed technical recreation and strained storytelling that stalls on takeoff.
- 50VarietyVarietyIt’s a wingless exercise, despite a rather heartening attitude toward space travel that will introduce young auds to the glory that was NASA in the '60s.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe script appears to have been designed, created and produced entirely in 1-D: a mishmash of kidcentric antics, follow-your-dream cliches, and innocuously icky humor.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis sketchily conceived and executed space yarn is one missed opportunity after another.
- This oddly paced kids' entertainment displays flashes of intelligence -- then misspells terms on NASA control panels.
- 25Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe vocal characterizations aren't the problem here; the script and the animation are the problems, and in feature animation, you can't arrange more significant problems than those.
- 25The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe film still suffers from cheap plasticky design, a klutzy overall look, dim preschooler humor, and a nearly impact-free story that thinks it's clever when it steals cues from 2001.
- 25USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigA tribute to a giant leap for mankind feels like a clumsy shuffle backward for animation.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAdding to weirdness is a tacked-on, live-action appearance from the real Aldrin, who reassures kids and terrified X-Files fans that there weren't, in fact, any houseflies on board Apollo 11.