Home
is
where
the
heart
is.
Children
below
the
age
of
5
will
truly
love
this
animated
film.
Director
Tim
Johnson's
film
"Home" written
by
Tom
J.
Astle
and
Matt
Ember,
is
based
on
Adam
Rex's
book
for
children,
"The
True
Meaning
of
Smekday".
With
a
few
gimmicks
that
will
entertain
children,
it
is
a
story
of
an
alien
helping
a
girl,
reunite
with
her
mother.
The
film
introduces,
"The
Boov" a
species
from
outer
space,
who
change
their
colour
with
emotions.
They
are
led
by
Captain
Smek.
The
Boovs
are
on
the
run,
from
planet
to
planet,
thinking
that
the
evil
Gorgs
are
out
to
destroy
them.
In
their
endeavour
to
escape
the
Gorgs,
they
plan
to
settle
on
planet
earth
and
make
it
their
"home".
So
in
order
to
accommodate
the
Boovs,
the
earthlings
are
forcibly
evacuated
by
huge
suction
pipes
that
pick
them
up
and
relocate
them
to
remote
Australia.
And
the
empty
apartments
are
now
transformed
for
the
Boovs
to
move
in.
Excited
about
his
new
home,
"Oh"
a
lonely
Boov
who
got
his
name
because
of
the
loud
sighs
he
attracts
whenever
he
is
near
fellow
Boovs,
accidentally
sends
an
email
invitation
to
the
entire
galaxy
for
his
housewarming
party
and
because
of
this
blunder
he
is
further
shunned.
During
the
same
time,
10-year-old
Tip
Tucci
from
New
York
along
with
her
pet
cat
escapes
the
evacuation
process
and
so
she
is
separated
from
her
mother.
She
is
left
stranded
in
New
York.
Later,
when
she
ventures
out
in
search
of
her
mother,
she
chances
upon
Oh.
Oh
befriends
Tip
and
realises
that
his
perception
of
earthlings
based
on
what
Captain
Smek
had
told
them
is
so
different
from
reality.
So,
he
promises
to
help
Tip
locate
her
mother.
And
during
the
process
we
also
learn
why
the
Gorgs
were
chasing
them.
The
plot
is
simple
and
punctuated
with
a
noisy
narrative.
The
voices
of
the
A-list
star
cast
suit
the
animated
characters.
Jim
Parsons
along
with
Rihanna
complement
each
other
as
Oh
and
Tip.
While
Jim
gives
a
unique
spin
to
the
tone
in
his
dialogue
delivery,
Rihanna
with
her
slightly
weak
husky
voice
lends
the
right
tinge
of
helplessness
and
cheerfulness
to
Tip's
go-getter
spirit.
Steve
Martin
as
Captain
Shek
is
lackluster
and
Jennifer
Lopez
as
Tip's
dislocated
mother
has
little
to
offer
as
she
hardly
has
any
screen
time.
As
for
the
animation,
the
images
are
not
extraordinary
at
all
and
the
3D
effect
is
a
hindrance
to
the
viewing
experience.