This is definitely a summer movie, the kind to watch when the theater's air conditioning holds as much attraction as what's on screen. The special effects were specially effective, I have to admit, but the whiny, nasal nerd with the pompadour didn't do it for me. And, with that lab he had, I would have expected at least the dog to be named Igor. (Is Dave really the kind who'd keep sports equipment in his science sanctum?) That cleanup scene - well, a certain well-known mouse already owns that. Teresa Palmer did a great job being cute and saveable, but her big moment at the end just didn't fit her character all that well. And so on - there wasn't much actively wrong with the movie, just not much very right with it.The audience, when I saw this, consisted largely of parents with kids in the 8-10 range. It was probably great for them (the kids, I mean). I could have passed on this one.-- wiredweird, reviewing the release to theaters.