Fly Me to the Moon (3-D) Critic Reviews

A tribute to a giant leap for mankind feels like a clumsy shuffle backward for animation.Read the full review

It’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.Read the full review

Brisk and sweet, even if the script veers toward fussy and lame.Read the full review

Despite some Cold War humor, the formulaic film is aimed squarely at the youngest of young children.Read the full review

This oddly paced kids' entertainment displays flashes of intelligence -- then misspells terms on NASA control panels.Read the full review

An awkward mix of proficient 3-D animation, detailed technical recreation and strained storytelling that stalls on takeoff.Read the full review

One of the most undermotivated plots in many a moon, the zero-wit, zero-gravity misadventures of Nat, I.Q. and Scooter are embarked on merely because they're bored on their garbage dump.Read the full review

The 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.Read the full review

Fly Me to the Moon is a crummy movie for kids, yet it still holds out the prospect of past wonders and future marvels. It's one small step for a housefly, one giant leap for 3-D.Read the full review