Movie Review - Robots
Some wild hair made me record Robots over the weekend. I really didn't remember much from it being out in the theaters which usually means it wasn't all that good.
And, it wasn't. Wasn't horrible, either.
Nice visuals including an awesome falling domino scene and a mousetrap game type trip across town but the characters weren't all that interesting. And the story was probably sketched out on a cocktail napkin. Poor, boy robot goes to big city to make his mark as an inventor, saves everyone from evil money-grubbing corporate head. Make that a half of a cocktail napkin.
Based on the voice cast, I expected a lot more. Ewan McGregor had the lead and played it without his accent so it didn't even really sound like him. Robin Williams was Robin Williams playing Genie. Greg Kinnear, Jim Broadbent and Paul Giamatti were the bright spots and actually put some energy into their work. Halle Barry, Amanda Bynes, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge were all kind of so-so and sounded like they were phoning it in most of the time.
Kids will probably like it but adults, probably not so much.
And, it wasn't. Wasn't horrible, either.
Nice visuals including an awesome falling domino scene and a mousetrap game type trip across town but the characters weren't all that interesting. And the story was probably sketched out on a cocktail napkin. Poor, boy robot goes to big city to make his mark as an inventor, saves everyone from evil money-grubbing corporate head. Make that a half of a cocktail napkin.
Based on the voice cast, I expected a lot more. Ewan McGregor had the lead and played it without his accent so it didn't even really sound like him. Robin Williams was Robin Williams playing Genie. Greg Kinnear, Jim Broadbent and Paul Giamatti were the bright spots and actually put some energy into their work. Halle Barry, Amanda Bynes, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge were all kind of so-so and sounded like they were phoning it in most of the time.
Kids will probably like it but adults, probably not so much.
