The film opens with the main character is Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut. He is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator. Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand; ridding a far-away planet of their nefarious leader.
Space Chimp's narrative pendulum swings illustrate, in contrasting fashion, the care, depth and shading given to storylines by Pixar and creators of other top-shelf animated fare.
Apollo Guide
January 12, 2009
It's likely that few people will ever even notice the success it might have been or the unremarkable failure it turned out to be.
Time Out
August 01, 2008
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.
