'Take Me Home Tonight', directed by Michael Dowse, is a comedy about the 80s, but its futility is timeless: in just about any decade it would be considered generic and unfunny.

There’s a disturbing message for kiddies at the heart of this disappointing motion-capture film – think 'The Polar Express' to picture what is on screen – and it’s this: if you don’t appreciate all the things mom does for you strange aliens from outer space might well come and take her off.

Just where is Aniston’s career heading?

Somehow, with this comedy, you’re always looking for something more … a half-decent idea that hasn’t been properly developed.