In this case, the outside is Oh (voiced well by Jim Parsons), a misfit who – for reasons I never really bought – isn’t that well liked by his people, the Boov. The Boov are led by Captain Smekday (and the film in turn is based on the book The True Meaning Of Smekday, by Adam Rex). Said Captain leads the Boov in their quest to run away from the slightest hint of danger, and hence to the planet Earth. The plan here: relocate all the humans elsewhere on the planet, and move in. Back to the story, though, and this time, DreamWorks has a film that doesn’t just have one lonely character at the heart of it, it has two. Enter, then, a young girl by the name of Tip (voiced by Rihanna), and – heck, you can probably fill this bit in easily enough – she and Oh don’t click at first, not really understanding each other. Events happen, of course, but what gets through the telling of a story where the audience is usually three chapters ahead of the film (down to, and including most – but not quite all – of the final act) is that this two key characters actually work. And work really well. This was the misstep, for me, of the generally enjoyable Mr Peabody & Sherman. In that film, I couldn’t fathom for the life of me why Sherman would be so drawn to a character like Penny, who came off more of a bully than a decent human being. There’s no such problem here, and while the lines of story are unlikely to surprise anyone, the characters are engaging, well designed, and I enjoyed the time in their company. What it doesn’t quite manage is to explore loneliness in a manner anywhere near as effectively as the likes of Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, Frankenweenie and Big Hero 6 have in recent years. And furthermore, it’d be a surprise if too many people dug out a copy of the film in 20 years time, desperate to rewatch a classic (whereas Home director Tim Johnson’s first film, Antz, is one I check in fairly regularly). Yet Home‘s mission seems very much to keep a younger audience entertained, and at that, it’s really rather successful. It’s less interested in bringing adults along for the ride – there’s no real case of a narrative working on two levels or anything here – but conversely, its bright, often-wonderfully animated sequences generally offer something of interest. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.