Cronyn and Tandy rescue the movie from looking altogether like a retread, and the saucers do their part, too. Designed by Industrial Light Magic, the visual effects wizards, the saucers swoop and vibrate and blink and purr and even have children, which they assemble out of old toasters and other househood appliances. Batteries Not Included is a sweet, cheerful and funny family entertainment.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

You end up with this perky but pointless rehash of the cute alien format that became embedded in the late ‘80s.

Ian Nathan

Empire

Children may enjoy this, but their adult escorts will have a harder time...It's been well made and, especially in Miss Tandy's case, acted with a sense of fun. But the time for this brand of fantasy may have come and gone.

Janet Maslin

The New York Times