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Aliens In The Attic

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (John Schultz). 85 minutes. Opens Friday (July 31). Rating: NNN


Aliens In The Attic is an energetic, mildly amusing B movie for the six-to-eight crowd.

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Twelvish Tom is off to the cottage – an improbable three-storey mansion in the middle of nowhere – with his extended family: Mom, Dad, older sis, younger sis, granny, uncle and cousins. Older sister’s slimeball boyfriend shows up. Tiny aliens with malignant intent, whose zombie-making darts only work on grown-ups, land on the roof. From then on, it’s secret war all over the house, with asides to deal with the oblivious adults.

The kids, headed by Carter Jenkins’s Tom, are intrepid. The aliens – grumpy, incompetent and not the greatest CG you’ve ever seen – are played strictly for laughs, and one of them bonds with Tom’s little sister, so there’s nothing to frighten even the smallest viewer.

Along the way, Tom develops leadership qualities and learns that it’s okay to be a brainiac. This takes about two minutes of screen time. Director John Schultz knows enough to keep everything fast and simple until it’s time to linger on the big moments. There’s a good anti-gravity scene, some very funny physical comedy from Robert Hoffman (the boyfriend) as a remote-controlled zombie and a cool kung fu fight with granny.

There’s nothing to remember once you’ve left the theatre. On the other hand, there’s nothing you’ll be trying desperately to forget.

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