Spark: A Space Tail
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: April 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 16, 2017
As far as animated films go, the script for Spark: A Space Tail is clunky but inoffensive, falling far short of your average Pixar production creatively but largely sidestepping attempts at tongue-in-cheek “adult” humor in favor of groan-worthy puns à la the title. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersApr 14, 2017
“Spark” should earn points for originality, but it never invests in establishing its world or its characters in a way that engages viewers. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzApr 27, 2017
The plot, for instance, doesn’t make all that much sense, what with its heroic space chimps and evil space apes and sly space foxes, all of whom don’t seem to realize what a half-baked narrative they’re operating in. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiApr 14, 2017
An utterly lifeless and profoundly unoriginal animated effort that is desperately lacking the very thing in its title. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenApr 27, 2017
There’s scant evidence of any creative spark in Spark: A Space Tail, a thoroughly generic, unremittingly charmless computer-animated adventure. Read full review
20
VarietyJoe LeydonApr 15, 2017
It’s hard to imagine that even the least demanding of tykes will ask for a second sampling of this thoroughly second-rate animated feature, which has all the charm, and twice the volume, of a barking dog. Read full review
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