Movie Review

Battle for Terra (2009)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 02, 2009

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW

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EW's GRADE

B-

Details Release Date: May 01, 2009; Rated: PG; Length: 90 Minutes; Genres: Adventure, Animation; With: Luke Wilson and Evan Rachel Wood

Goodbye Earth: in search of a sustainable planet

Earthlings who have fled their unsustainable environment (take a lesson, kids) are the belligerent, culturally insensitive visitors, and aliens with big, moist eyes out of a sad-clown painting are the home team in this gentle, dreamy animated sci-fi tale with 3-D options in selected theaters, Battle for Terra. The production is more novel in its indie origins (not DreamWorks! not Pixar!) than in story or character development. Evan   Rachel Wood voices Mala, a resourceful   female at home on her peaceful planet, Terra. Luke Wilson voices Jim, the human pilot she rescues, even though the rest of his people are desperate invading marauders. B–

Originally posted May 08, 2009 Published in issue #1046 May 08, 2009 Order article reprints

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