Aliens in The Attic (2009)

Beings from another planet visit earth, and they aren'ton vacation like the Pearson's. A clean fun, family picture that'll keep the kids entertained.

John Schultz (The Honeymooner's, Drive Me Crazy) directs this family story where Stuart Pearson (Kevin Nealon, SNL) decides to take his family on a much needed vacation to a lakehouse. His son Tom (Carter Jenkins) has been a bit rebelious lately and they just aren't seeing eye to eye. His daughter Bethany (Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical) is your stereotypical all engrossed High School teenager who's dating, and hiding the fact that he's "older", Ricky (Robert Hoffman), a Ken to her Barbie and seemingly perfect guy... to everyone but Tom. The kids in the house stumble upon a group of aliens who've just landed on Earth with the intention of taking it over. The wild bunch of kids team up to outsmart the small statured beings and defend Earth from an invasion no one else knows about.

Not only did the Human of Earth not hear about the invasion, most of us probably didn't hear about this movie. I guess if you don't watch Disney channel with your rugrat you wouldn't. And I still don't get why we continue to see SNL funny people in redicilous roles that even myself, not even an actor, would pass up on (I lie, I'd take it in a heartbeat!). Tim Meadows, I shed a tear for you. Acting was crap, over the top and stupid. "The Tiz", yeah, her cuteness can't carry a movie, so why they didn't invest in some people with a little talent is beyond me. The special effects and aniamtion of the aliens was all pretty good, no complaints with that. For those of us in the "not a kid anymore" category, pass this one up... unless of course you have kids, then by all means sit down with them and show some interest in their little world.

5.2/10

Rated: PG
86 mins