Deeply dumb animated film about a tub toy, er, alien species — the Boov — that changes colors depending on its emotional state and has three ways of going to the bathroom instead of just two. The Boov are, as they say, best at hiding and running away, and their flight from the violent Gorg lands them on earth, which they promptly colonize, sending all humans (but one) to Australia. That one is Tip (short for Gratuity), and she wants to find her mom. She teams up with Oh, the most bumbling of the Boov (and that's saying something). Together, they have pointless adventures, learn trite lessons, and form a fragile friendship. As if sensing its own stupidity, Home has Oh garble his English, though not according to any discernible pattern, and not even with any consistency. ("What for are you did this?" gives way to "This is not a sustainable friendship model!") Frenetic direction and supercharged cuteness pitch in to aid in the distraction, and it's almost enough to produce a kind of numbness. With Steve Martin as the voice of the slumming actor. Sorry, the Boov's captain. (2015) — Matthew Lickona
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