<i.Space Chimps may be just a computer-animated comedy, but -- don't laugh -- it cleverly resonates with arguments favoring increased stature for chimpanzees (and all apes) with whom humans share a near-identical genetic blueprint.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
18 Jul 2008
fresh:
The animated action movie nevertheless delivers -- da-dum -- more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
18 Jul 2008
rotten:
Only a truly dreadful story could make 81 minutes seem like an eternity. And Space Chimps is just that leaden experience.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
18 Jul 2008
fresh:
I have to admit, there's a sort of dopey, cute, harmless charm to this movie. It actually doesn't stink.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
21 Jul 2008
rotten:
Coupling the men-on-a-mission antics of 'Armageddon' with the catch-all sci-fi pastiche of TV's 'Futurama', 'Space Chimps' is an underwhelming slice of lowbrow CGI entertainment.