I’ve always admired Disney for not throwing in dirty jokes but “My Favourite Martian” chucks in quite a few and the worst crime it commits is that it isn’t especially funny. It’s another mediocre live-action film from the studio that only proves that their animated features are far superior.

The film begins as a probe on Mars breaks down just before encountering a city. Christopher Lloyd (“Suburban Commando”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”) stars as a Martian with a talking suit, named Zoot (voiced by Wayne Knight “Toy Story 2”), that crash-lands on Earth. The alien finds himself staying with newsman Tim O’Hara (Jeff Daniels “Dumb and Dumber”, “Blood Work”). The Martian’s spaceship is damaged and is set to explode and the government is closing in on them.

It’s funny how the Martian’s human form to blend in is that of Christopher Lloyd, who really does seem like he’s on another planet. Lloyd is very good but unfortunately, the script is poor. Jeff Daniels is bland here and not much fun. Liz Hurley (“Passenger 57”, “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery”) is actually quite funny as newswoman Brace Channing and it’s a shame she doesn’t get more screen-time. In fact, she should have been the one staying with the alien. Wallace Shawn (“Toy Story”) is alright as a quirky scientist until they imply he sexually abuses a woman.

This film has a man stick a camera into a woman’s changing room, an implied scene of sexual assault and a fat man preparing to go to the toilet on our main characters. This means no kid is going to want to see it because it is too gross and no parent is going to see it because the film is too dumb. It’s a real missed opportunity as Christopher Lloyd is a perfect choice.