Big on fun, short on laughs

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2003)

Great animation with great characters add up to a winner here. No belly laughs for me - just the odd chuckle, but anyone under 12 will enjoy it immensely. John Goodman and Billy Crystal do a great job as the main, ummm... actors in the movie, about a parallel dimension of monsters whose electricity comes from kids' screams. While they pop out of the closet & scare the kids, a device collects the energy from the screams & powers the city. Unfortunately, one of the master scarers is thinking he can do better with new technology. As a kid is accidently brought back to the monsters' side of the closet door, havoc ensues as the good monsters try to return her. The 'acting' is good, the plot is simple, but solid, and it was quite enjoyable.