Review of Astro Boy (2009) by Roy Hector K — 25 Jan 2011
This movie's biggest strength, is definitely the writing. The dialogue, the characterizations, the story development ... Its just nothing short of fantastic.
It brings the story of Astro Boy and his search for his place in the world to life in a spectacular way. I also felt that the main Actors gave a particularly great performance in movie, like Nicholas Cage, and Donald Sutherland. Of course they used only their voices, but they put so much character into those performances that they shine true.
If there's a weakness in the movie, its probably the world of "Metro City" and the "Surface World" and the Orphans which I find a bit too fantastic at times, and even too "kidsy", especially at the start of the movie.
However, despite those, the movie's excellent strengths just punched its way thru whatever weaknesses it had, resulting in an overall great movie.
Very highly recommended, one of the better movies I have seen recently.
This review of Astro Boy (2009) was written by Roy Hector K on 25 Jan 2011.
Astro Boy has generally received mixed reviews.
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