A hollow center, in the form of a decided lack of ambition, lies underneath the colorful candy shell of Escape From Planet Earth, a peppy and at times downright manic animated adventure that eschews much in the way of substance in serving up a familiar story that will connect best with undemanding family audiences and younger viewers. Unremittingly bland conflict and stock characterizations mar what could have been the much more cleverly executed concept of a bunch of desperate aliens who band together to foil the power-grab of a military general gone mad, and get off of an uncivilized Earth. For the full, original review, from Screen Daily, click here. (Weinstein Company, PG, 89 minutes)