MARS NEEDS MOMS

2011, Walt Disney Pictures

Animation

Rating: PG

Approx. 88 mins.

THE STORY:

Milo (Seth Green) argues with his mom (Joan Cusack) then discovers that she has been abducted by Martians in need of effective maternal figures to raise their new crop of pods. Milo attaches himself to the spaceship and ends up on Mars only to discover that the locals plan to extract his mother’s parenting knowledge then exterminate her. He embarks on a mission to rescue her and get them both safely back to Earth.  

QUESTIONABLE LANGUAGE:

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VIOLENCE:

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TEACHING POINTS:

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THE UPSHOT:

Terrifying. My 4 year-old wanted to give up after 20 minutes. And I was glad. 

I have left the above sections blank since I didn't see enough to fairly judge.

1/5