Along with his second-in-command, #2 (ED HELMS), cultural officer #3 (GABRIELLE UNION) and security officer #4 (PAT KILBANE) and many others, including mouth & throat worker #17 (KEVIN HART), the Captain is in search of a missing device -- the key to the survival of their people -- sent months earlier to drain Earth's oceans of their salt.
Little do they know that the orb crashed through the window of 11-year-old Josh Morrison (AUSTIN LYND MYERS) whose widowed mom, Gina (ELIZABETH BANKS), just so happens to run into "Dave" with her car. She's horrified, but unbeknownst to her, the Captain's miniature crew has already performed the necessary repairs on Spaceship Dave. Realizing they don't want her to notify the authorities -- such as local cops Dooley (SCOTT CAAN) and Knox (MIKE O'MALLEY) who are investigating the impact point of the spaceship's earlier arrival -- the Captain has his crew have their human-sized spaceship interact with the mother and son.
As their presence on Earth begins to affect their behavior, the miniature crew race against time and a diminishing power supply to find the orb and complete their mission.
Violence includes an attempted armed robbery, some striking of others, some property destruction via a laser gun of sorts, and a car accidentally striking a person (that's really a spaceship designed to resemble that). Some slapstick style material is also present.
A few moments might be intense or suspenseful for very young viewers, and all sorts of behavior (most played for comedy) might be enticing for some kids to imitate, while various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes. Various instance of crude humor are present, and there's some drinking, while it's briefly mentioned that a major character has been widowed for four years.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's swishing camera movement as we take a quick journey through the inside of the spaceship.
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(2008) (Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Mild
Heavy
*Mild
Heavy
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Heavy
None
Minor
*Mild
Minor
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
None
Mild
Moderate
Moderate
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Reviewed July 9, 2008/ Posted July 11, 2008
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