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Another interesting film from Dreamworks that hasn't really done much to stand out in a big way. I would give Home a 6.5/10.

Home had some great animation; the sort that did stick to the usual Dreamworks modern animation style but still found ways to be original and creative. The plot had some great themes about friendship, family and cultural understanding which I thought was really well presented.

Steve Martin, who voiced Captain Smek, was a brilliant sort of antagonist; his goofball antics mixed with his over the top arrogance made him quite an amusing character.

Jim Parsons, who voiced Oh, was undoubtedly the highlight of the film. He really knew how to make this quite quirky outsider character really stand out. Parsons voice work meant that Oh had the balance between a cute role and a very indepth character. I think the development we see in this character in that they go from cowardly to courageous is great to see.

I think this was a plot that felt really dragged out, it nearly ended so often that by the end of the film you didn't really care anymore. Every part of the plot was quite predictable, even Oh's death scene wasn't all that believeable. The character chemistry and dialogue felt really forced and it certainly was quite a basic animated film. The music was also terrible and felt really disjointed, the only piece I'd say was any good would be 'Towards the Sun'.

Rihanna, who voiced Gratuity 'Tip' Tucci, was just an awful protagonist; she did not sound her age, she never really progressed much as a character and Rihanna sounded like she was reading her lines. Jennifer Lopez, who voiced Lucy, lacked screen presence and was kind of put to the side when her character was finally in it more. Matt Jones, who voiced Kyle, was just annoying to listen to, his entire character felt like a background character given more purpose than was needed.