Ho Hum

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2010)

Monsters vs. Aliens is a diverting 94 minutes, with lots of celebrity voice talent -- Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Rainn Wilson, Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, etc. -- but ultimately it's no more involving than a three-minute Bullwinkle cartoon.
And, actually, only about half as funny.
This film is great for kids. Unfortunately, unlike Bullwinkle -- and Bugs Bunny, for that matter - - it doesn't really offer the double-edged adult commentary that makes some cartoons so memorably subversive.
I hear the 3D makes the experience more involving. Well, something better, because on the home screen, Monsters vs. Aliens is only a winner for the kids.