Space Chimps Reviews

This page contains reviews of Space Chimps, an animated film from 20th Century Fox. The movie opened on July 18, 2008 to below average reviews.Rotten Tomatoes: Space Chimps Reviews The film scored 36% on Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes: Space Chimps Reviews and received an overall rating of 37/100 on Metacritic.Metacritic.com: Space Chimps Reviews

Four chimps are sent to a distant planet to retrieve a space probe and find themselves on a mission to overthrow the evil leader that resides there.

• Andy Samberg voice of Ham III
• Jeff Daniels voice of Zartog
• Cheryl Hines voice of Luna
• Kristin Chenoweth voice of Kilowatt
• Kenan Thompson voice of Ringmaster
• Patrick Warburton voice of Titan

"Most adults like to think there's still a little 6-year-old inside them. Well, mine isn't talking to me anymore, not since I took him to 'Space Chimps.'" — Washington PostWashington Post: Space Chimps Review (July 18, 2008)

"'Space Chimps' is delightful from beginning to end..." — Roger EbertRogerEbert: Space Chimps Review (July 17, 2008)

"Nothing about 'Space Chimps' suggests a strong cinematic or artistic drive; it's fairly video game-y itself, with characters bouncing around visually repetitive environments..." — The A.V.ClubThe A.V.Club: Space Chimps Review (July 17, 2008)

"Kids might find the sight of monkeys -- sorry, apes -- wrestling in outer-space funny, but unless they're unusually sophisticated, much will probably just confuse them." — TV GuideTV Guide: Space Chimps Review

"'Space Chimps' sucks a whole lot of talented people into a wormhole of lousy. The film either needed to be a lot wittier to make up for the way it looks, or a lot better-looking to compensate for the funny it isn't." — Chicago TribuneMetromix (Chicago Tribune): Space Chimps Review (July 15, 2008)