While catching glimpses of the movie preview on TV, I was not all that pressed to go, but did go on the insistence of my 7 year old son. I was pleasantly surprised at the movie's concept and did enjoy it and so did my son. It appeals to all age groups and relays a wonderful message about families and the effect of being appreciative of your immediate family. It is something that everyone should be able to relate to. The acting and graphics were good and the plot flowed well.

Every so often a bunch of kids are born on mars. The supervisor (Mindy Sterling) has made a decision to steal moms from Earth. Their first target, Milo?s house. Milo after an argument not to eat his broccoli finds himself telling his mom ?his life would be better off without her?. While asleep that night the Martians came and took Milo?s mom. Before they could take off in their ship Milo manages to get inside the ship and go to mars with them. On mars he makes a great friend with a fellow human named Gribble (Dan Fogler). Willing to help them also is KI (Elisabeth Harnois). KI who is the assistant to the supervisor. It?s a mad dash for Milo and his friends to save his mom from the martians. Love the Gribble and Ki. Fun and entertaining. Milo gets a little whinny. A big improvement from ?Polar Express? but still I think the kids are gonna think the characters are creepy. 3 ½ stars out of 5