Not up to the Hype..Spoiler Warning

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2004)

I saw the previews, read the articles, checked IMDb and thought this was going to be a fantastic film along the lines of the 'Finding Nemo' and 'Toy Story'. From the extra preview to the cartoon to the feature I was more and more disappointed. The voice talent was good with Craig T Nelson surprisingly good as the voice of the Bob Parr and I enjoyed Holly Hunter as Helen Parr but the story was rehashed bits already done well by others and the plot was flat. The movie turned into "Spy Kids" halfway through. The chase scene through the jungle was directly out of "Return of the Jedi". The dysfunctional family angle was boring and Samuel L. Jackson's character was too small and stereotypical. I would have left early but I kept hoping that it was going to finally start getting good and sad to say it didn't. The only good part of the movie was the little boy on the Big Wheel.