Meet the Robinsons

The animation strives for 1950s sci-fi retro, but the result is that everyone looks like a plastic anim doll.

What might have been a bland Back to the Future rip-off suddenly hums with a screwball sensibility chockablock with singing gangster frogs and evil bowler hats.

Whether you see this loony, feel-good comedy in 3-D or in regular vision, it's a lot of fun.

There's no doubt Disney will do it again, and perhaps better next time, but for now, it looks like technology could be its creative salvation.

The first 20 minutes of this competently animated kids' adventure are entertaining enough. But thereafter, the plot fractures, the pace goes into overdrive and the jokes wear thin.

Both one of Disney's most moving and entertaining efforts, the film is one of the rare near-flawless outings for the studio.

With innovation, creativity, and heartfelt storytelling, this is solid entertainment for audiences of all ages.

It's not a big deal, I know, but we can always console ourselves thinking it could have been much worse. [Full Review in Spanish]

"Robinsons" features a nice story (even if it took seven screenwriters) and a compelling visual look that makes it a cut above other animated films in 2007.