Viewed in
2006, 2008
Premise
A boy befriends a giant robot.
Who should watch
Anyone in the mood for a nice family film about friendship.
Thoughts
A rare, good animated film from someone other than Disney or Miyazaki.
I liked the simple yet energetic style of animation. The robot was behaved realistically and was very likable. An undiscovered Vin Diesel was perfectly cast as the voice of the robot. The best part of the film was the middle section, with non-stop funny and endearing scenes of the boy having growing pains with the robot.
What I would change
Changed the last act to something other than the typical 'we need to end the movie with explosions!' ending.
