Review of Next Gen (2018) by Sam R — 07 Sep 2018

Plot is similar to iRobot but a lot less complex. Tries to copy and just falls short of the sincere emotional moments found in Wall-E and Big Hero 6.

I liked parts of it, Mai was an interesting character for the first half of the film before the mood swings got annoying.

The robot character was okay. Starts overpowered and how they chose to get around it to inject drama and make the boss battle more of a challenge wasn't all that interesting despite being the core plot point for the film. He brought nothing new or unique to the friendly robot characters that preceded him.

The humour seemed a bit off at times, like the bleeped swearing dog. The robot minions were far too easy to deal with, being casually tossed aside at times and the bad guys plan and the execution of it was underwhelming which undermined all the heroics of the finale.