Saving the world can be a trip.
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
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- RealZeroon TMDB · Jul 20259/10
The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a movie about a lovely, creative nerd that has a nice family, but one that doesn't "get" them, and that tries to find "her people" and be able to be herself in life. And then, on her way to do this, chaos ensues, family troubles are added, and everything goes haywire. The movie takes some very common and classical themes: parents that don't understand their children, people trying to be themselves, growing up and finding your way in life, and combines it with totally over-the-top, crazy action and a colorful mix of crazy art styles. Typical animation movie style, 2D animation, hand-puppets and even silly animal GIFs: this movie uses all kinds of different media to display the creativity of the main character Katie. Katie is nerdy, creative, crazy and lovely. Her brother Aaron is shy, calm, but loves his sister and has a wonderful, supportive relationship with her. Then there's the father who doesn't get his daughter's interests at all and thus, despite being a lovable person, screws up more than he should. And the mother who tries to keep everyone together in love. And in the middle of all of this a robot apocalypse starts and the family has to sur
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20257/10
I think it’s quite apposite that at a time when governments are all debating whether they ought to spend 2/3% of GDP on our defence, this film rather succinctly points out that armies, navies and air forces are going to be of little use when mankind faces it’s most potently existential threat. No wifi! When tech fights back and cuts off that magical signal, just think of how little around us will actually work. Our water, our electricity and our food supplies - all controlled by something that doesn’t actually exist! Luckily we have the “Mitchell” family on hand to thwart the cunning plans of a queenly smart phone to eradicate humanity once and for all so that toasters may playfully graze in the meadow and fridges may consume the beer themselves. Dad (reminded me of the late British DJ Steve WrightJ is a bit of a Luddite who wants to drive their daughter “Katie” to her new term at film school so much to her embarrassed chagrin they set off with mum, brother “Aaron” and their pet piglet “Monchi” to take one of those road trips that you just know is destined for failure. To be fair, though, they couldn’t have anticipated quiet the nature of that disaster as the mechs and techs revolt
Read the whole review on TMDB - Manuel São Bentoon TMDB · May 20219/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com When it comes to deciding if a certain film is added to my watchlist or not, I consider various factors. From genre and synopsis to cast, directors, and screenwriters, sometimes just a familiar name can convince me to give that movie a go. Producers and/or executives are far from being remotely influential in this type of decision. However, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have directed/written/produced some of my favorite animated films of the last decade (The LEGO Movies, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), so obviously, I needed to watch The Mitchells vs. The Machines, previously known as Connected. Mike Rianda has his debut as a director, screenwriter, and voice actor (Aaron Mitchell, son), accompanied by Jeff Rowe, the other writer. 2021 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year. It truly is. I absolutely loved Soul and Wolfwalkers, but if this Sony Pictures Animation flick came out last year, I genuinely don't know which one would I put higher on my Top10. Rianda and Rowe deliver a brilliantly original screenplay, packed with incredibly relatable characters and beautifully handled the
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Cast
- Abbi JacobsonKatie / Dog Cop (voice)
- Danny McBrideRick (voice)
- Maya RudolphLinda (voice)
- Mike RiandaAaron / Furbies / Talking Dog / Wifi Enthusiast (voice)
- Eric AndréMark (voice)
- Olivia ColmanPAL (voice)
- Fred ArmisenDeborahbot 5000 (voice)
- Beck BennettEric / PAL Max Robots (voice)
- Chrissy TeigenHailey Posey (voice)
- John LegendJim Posey (voice)
Crew
- Mike RiandaDirector
- Jeff RoweWriter
- Mike RiandaWriter
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- Greg LevitanEditor
- Arthur D. NodaEditor
- Phil LordProducer
- Christopher MillerProducer
- Kurt AlbrechtProducer
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