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Monsters v Aliens

James Scales
The Commuter

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

With a dynamite cast of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogan, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, and of course, Stephen Colbert, you would expect only the greatest things from Dreamworks’s “Monsters vs Aliens” and you would almost not be disappointed. The only setback to the feature was some rather cheesy 3D moves.

The story follows Susan Murphy, voiced by Reese Witherspoon, on the happiest day of her life. Her wedding. Just before she is to walk the aisle, she takes a tumble down a small hill and is hit by a meteor. Disheveled, her mother finds her stumbling back towards the church and after a quick cleanup she heads to say her vows. Just as they get to the good part of the wedding, she starts to glow. A toxic green is pouring out her entire body and she begins to swell. The military shows up and detains the now giant Susan.

She finds herself in a secret base that the very mention of is a federal offense. Led by General Monger she is teamed up with a few other monsters. “B.O.B,” voiced by Seth Rogan, “Dr. Cockroach,” voiced by Hugh Laurie, and “The Missing Link,” voiced by Will Arnett, are her companions of comedy. Things start to get hairy when an evil alien bent on taking over the galaxy shows up on Earth. General Monger heads to see President Hathaway, voiced by Stephen Colbert, and the plan is put into action to fight the aliens with monsters.

Dreamworks doesn’t disappoint with this family comedy, a good message, and plenty of laughs in Dreamworks’s usual style. Fun for the kids, and the adults in your life (regardless of whether or not you are a kid or an adult). Definitely a must see in 3D. Rated PG.

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