Escape From Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth is a 2013 Canadian computer animated family film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment, and directed by Cal Brunker.

A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA's no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Gary's warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker (William Shatner) it's up to scrawny, risk-adverse Gary to do the real rescuing.

Critic Reviews:

• " This is very much by-numbers pre-teen fare, spiced up by the sound of William Shatner enjoying himself. " – Mark Kermode

• " Its secret weapon is a satirically inclined script, reworked by Stephen Fry among others, that disrupts the general factory-line vibe with regular funny lines. " – Mike McCahill

• " Outside of a couple of brief lulls, there isn't much to complain about. " – Sarah Gopaul