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- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie is pretty much what you might expect from a big-screen adaptation of a once-popular '60s TV series: good-natured, appealing, and sophomoric.
- 60The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderTravel from Mars to Earth is an amazing feat, but not much more remarkable than reviving a sitcom that had been dead for a third of a century.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMy Favorite Martian is slapstick and silliness, wild sight gags and a hyped-up acting style. The Marx Brothers would have been at home here. The movie is clever in its visuals, labored in its audios, and noisy enough to entertain kids.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAn intermittently pleasing children's film.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonMartian is loud, busy and altogether pointless. Worse, it’s simply not as engaging as the show that inspired it.
- 40Time OutTime OutDire Disney effort, with competent sfx, inspired by the '60s TV series.
- 38The Associated PressThe Associated PressThe biggest problem of My Favorite Martian: It lacks an edge. Its promising approach - sort of a Three Stooges meets Close Encounters - never gets off the ground. It tries to bite occasionally, but is so concerned with remaining a kid-friendly movie that it keeps sinking into pablum. [11 Feb 1999]
- 38Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrEven the presence of Walston himself, as the government heavy in charge of tracking Lloyd's zany Martian, does little to alter the inescapable conclusion that this My Favorite Martian reincarnation is more likely to find favor with the undemanding than the nostalgia-minded. [12 Feb 1999, p.E5]
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovPetrie (Richie Rich) has crafted a snuffling dog of a comedy that's far too reliant on less-than-amazing CGI effects.
- 16The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWith its mixture of whimsy and special-effects-driven humor, My Favorite Martian aims to blend E.T. and Men In Black, but in its sad, mercenary shamelessness, it ends up recalling Mac And Me instead.