'The Mitchells vs. The Machines': Creative Kids vs. Practical Parents
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines" captures the eternal struggle between kids who want to pursue the arts and their practical parents who think they'll fail.

40 years ago, the Silvergleam Express steam engine train was struck by lightning, electrocuting everyone on board. Legend has it that the Silvergleam and its engineer still haunts the tracks gathering more passengers for its final run. Tonight, one family will find out if the story is true. Starring Patty (The Bad Seed) McCormack, with makeup effects by the KNB EFX Group, and a score by Richard Band (who composed the music for Re-Animator and From Beyond).
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines" captures the eternal struggle between kids who want to pursue the arts and their practical parents who think they'll fail.
The importance of trying new things and teamwork are two life lessons explored in this family-friendly sports film.
This film’s ambition is betrayed by its lack of substance.
Produced by Vanguard Animation and released on Netflix, this animated fairytale movie has a lot of ironies as the story is told by the prince himself.
A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.
A 3D animated film centered on chasing fame in the humble stomping grounds of middle school. Unfortunately, while the protagonist dreams big, the plot falls short and fails to capture even a semblance of diversity.