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UK Release Date: 20th March 2015

An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference (www.imdb.com).

Director: Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge)

Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez

Jim Parsons and Rihanna. A nerd and an r&b musician. An odd mix. One that's portrayed in Home. It doesn't quite fit well. Parsons voices Oh, the small, purple alien, on the run from his own kind for alerting his race's enemy of a party on earth, where they've taken sanctuary. His voice isn't like the colour of his body, which matches the emotions he's conveying at the time. Not a bad character, just not as cute as the Fox's Minions (if that's what they were going for). Rihanna is Tip, the only human left on earth after the Boov's took everyone off the planet to make it their own. Her only objective is to be reunited with her mother. Her and Oh don't get along at first, but soon become unlikely friends. Rihanna also delivers a few original scores in the soundtrack. She's a big part of this movie. She's from Barbados, just like her character. It's practically her life on screen. Putting their unlikely coupling aside, Home will undoubtedly amuse its young audience. Oh's automatically appealing because he's the bad egg. There's a cute, loveable Calico cat that acts like a dog, following Tip everywhere. The Boov are funny where Oh struggles to be, led by their Captain, Smek (Steve Martin). Home lacks originality, but proves to beat expectations.  

3/5