SPARK

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An impressive cast, including Patrick Stewart and Hilary Swank, lend their voices to an animated intergalactic ‘tail’ with plenty of humour, but not enough heart. When teenage monkey Spark (Jace Norman) discovers evil ruler Zhong’s plans to harness a giant space kraken, he sets out to save the universe. There are great gags, but it struggles to find a balance between epic space opera and fun kiddie caper. Matt Looker