Rotten
Like its supersonic, jets-in-his-feet hero, the movie itself feels totally robotic.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Astro Boy
Have a blast.
2009 · 1h 34m · PG
Action, Animation, Family, Science Fiction
Directed by
David Bowers
Overview
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.
Director and cast
- David Bowers Director
- Freddie Highmore as Astro / Toby (voice)
- Kristen Bell as Cora (voice)
- Bill Nighy as Dr. Elefun (voice)
- Nathan Lane as Hamegg (voice)
- Donald Sutherland as General Stone (voice)
- Eugene Levy as Orrin (voice)
- Matt Lucas as Sparx (voice)
- Charlize Theron Cast
- Nicolas Cage Cast
- Madeline Carroll Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The animation bar has been raised, and not just by Pixar. Poor little Astro Boy hasn't a prayer of clearing it.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Bowers's play-it-straight attitude towards the material combined with the crisp, if unspectacular, animation doesn't allow 'Astro Boy' a moment to bob its head above the ever-swelling digimation pack.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Rotten
I just felt like this was a mistranslation -- almost trying to combine the slightly sinister, cold world of Japanese anime with the warm, sentimental, fuzzy, bouncy world of Hollywood kid animation.
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
Rotten
David Bowers' retro-cool update on the titular icon looks so great, it may take a while to notice it's a clunky political parable wrapped in a tonally confused fairy tale.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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