DIRECTOR: Tim Johnson LEAD CAST: Rihanna. Jim Parsons, Jennifer Lopez,
Steve Martin SCREENWRITER: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember PRODUCER: Chris Jenkins, Suzanne Buirgy EDITOR: Jessica
Ambinder-Rojas, Alexander Berner
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lorne
Barfe GENRE: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family,
Fantasy, Sci-Fi DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox
LOCATION: United
States RUNNING TIME: 94 minutes
Technical assessment: 3
Moral assessment: 3
CINEMA rating: PG 13
Aliens
who called themselves the Boov are looking for a new place to inhabit and to escape
their enemies, the Gorgs. They find a new home on earth and
invade the planet on command of Captain Smek (voiced by Steve Martin). Carefree Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons) is overwhelmed
by a new home. He works to have a housewarming party but no
one of his invitees show up. Out of disappointment, Oh sends out mass invitations
which unfortunately reach the Gorgs. The Boovs are alarmed and disown
Oh. Realizing what he did, Oh tries to find ways to make up for his mistake. He
meets and becomes friends with a human teenager Tip (voiced by Rihanna),who is
looking for her mother Lucy (voiced by Jennifer Lopez). As he helps her find
her mother, he discovers many good qualities of humans. But their friendship is
put on test when Oh is torn between stopping the enemy in full take over of the
planet Earth and the promise to help a human friend.
Home is a combination of sci-fi and animation with an interesting
storyline with a struggling plot development. Using color changes to show the
changing emotions of the Boovs is quite clever. Humor is constantly injected in
the film to the delight of the viewers. Technically, the movie is consistently
good with a superb soundtrack which allows the audience to recall the film way
after the credits .
The film is about valuing
family and friendship. It shows how a mother and a daughter struggled and sacrificed to find each other, inspiring even an alien to do the same. An alien who did not believe in friendship
realized the blessings of having friends to enjoy life’s journey and successes. There is value in
recognizing the presence of friends and their contribution to our growth and
happiness. This can be best achieved if there is full awareness and acceptance
of oneself first. Overall, Home is
an entertaining film. But parental guidance may be required by young viewers for some vulgar humor.
