Like "Finding Nemo," this is a movie that is a joy to behold entirely apart from what it is about. It looks happy, and, more to the point, it looks harmonious.Read Full Review »
Robots goes for a color scheme that is cool, muted, instantly aged. Director Chris Wedge wants the eye to concentrate on the gags he and his writers (including veteran comedy craftsmen Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) have stuffed into the film.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
Isn't as trippy, scary, handmade-looking, or environmentally aware as some of Miyazaki's pictures. But it shares their dreaminess. Even at its most ingenious, not even Pixar does that.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Cluttered as it is colorful, Robots is a visual delight.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Robots is more than a load of spare parts, but there are some sprockets and rivets missing.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
For audiences simply looking for easy entertainment and some neat-looking robots along the way.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Ben Kenigsberg
Entertaining enough that it leaves one wishing for more in the way of android mythology—a pint-sized Blade Runner or A.I. The screenplay goes on autopilot, grinding toward a happy ending just when it has a shot at something darker and more memorable.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Carina Chocano
The animated tale has flashes of brilliance but seems assembled from cultural flotsam.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
The voice talent behind Robots reads like a who's who of comic actors...But too much reliance is placed on their star power and not enough on an interesting and fresh idea.Read Full Review »
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