NOW IN THEATRES

SPACE CHIMPS
Rated G
Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Kenan Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fristin Chenoweth

Brian’s Rating       

Judging from the audience’s response to a recent screening of Space Chimps, it doesn’t take much to entertain first graders.

It would appear that substandard animation, an outdated story, and a few mediocre sight gags are enough to keep them happy, which is a good thing since that’s about all Space Chimps has to offer. When NASA is faced with a mission too dangerous for humans, they revert to mid-20th century tactics and send a team of chimpanzees into the outer depths of space.

Predictably, the simians are smarter than they appear to be and quicker than you can say “Planet of the Apes”, they battle an alien tyrant, retrieve a wayward space craft and save America’s space program.

There’s enough fun here for most kids so if you’re thinking that The Dark Knight’s Joker is too intense for the young ones, Space Chimps is a pretty safe bet. But I’d stick to the bargain matinee.