Review of Home (2016) by Josie T — 05 Jul 2015

Get in the groove and move with the Boov in this imaginative and inventively intergalactic 3D animation. Colourful, life affirming and kooky, watching Home is like falling into a hyper-colour Hubba Bubba bubble of a dream where facing facing ones fears and learning life's lessons is as easy as drinking an oddly named slushy.

Professional absconders, an adorable intergalactic race known as the Boov arrive on earth to hide from their malevolent followers, the Gorg. Transplanting all humans to one location and removing anything deemed unnecessary (i.e. bicycles, toilets and trash cans), the orderly Boov's new sanctuary on the best planet ever is perfect. Well Almost.

Loveable misfit Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons), so named by his many friends with unveiled eye-rolling and intense sighing; has a propensity for causing issues and when he accidentally sends an e-vite to an earth housewarming party straight to the dreaded Gorg, he instantly becomes Boov public enemy number one.

Attempting to stay one octopus like foot ahead, Oh forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip (Rihanna) and Pig, her adorable fat-cat moggie, on a quest of her own. Through a comical series of adventures, Oh learns that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human and yourself.

The Verdict: As with most children's movies the "haven't I seen this before" feeling is ever present but it's the little touches make this movie. There is something novel to enjoy in Oh and the Boov.

Published : Canberra Weekly Magazine.

Date of Publication : 16/04/2015.