40
This oddly paced kids' entertainment displays flashes of intelligence -- then misspells terms on NASA control panels.
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25
A tribute to a giant leap for mankind feels like a clumsy shuffle backward for animation.
20
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Adding to weirdness is a tacked-on, live-action appearance from the real Aldrin, who reassures kids and terrified X-Files fans that there weren't, in fact, any houseflies on board Apollo 11.
25
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
The vocal characterizations aren't the problem here; the script and the animation are the problems, and in feature animation, you can't arrange more significant problems than those.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
An awkward mix of proficient 3-D animation, detailed technical recreation and strained storytelling that stalls on takeoff.
58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
Would be totally unexceptional if not for its visual telling of the Apollo 11 flight and the fact that the movie is impressively shot - the first animated feature film in 3-D.
50
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
The script appears to have been designed, created and produced entirely in 1-D: a mishmash of kidcentric antics, follow-your-dream cliches, and innocuously icky humor.
25
The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson
The film still suffers from cheap plasticky design, a klutzy overall look, dim preschooler humor, and a nearly impact-free story that thinks it's clever when it steals cues from 2001.