Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
8 |
Like Finding Nemo, this is a movie that is a joy to behold entirely apart from what it is about. It looks happy, and, more to the point, it looks harmonious. |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
7 |
...wildly inventive, sweetly subversive... |
E!
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6 |
...it lacks the abundant, timeless charm of Nemo or The Incredibles, and no amount of machine puns, or, yes, even fart jokes, can make up for that. |
filmcritic.com
Robert Strohmeyer |
9 |
...if you miss out on Robots this year, you're missing out on a lot. |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
9 |
...a giddy erector-set update of Toy Story with a splash of The Wizard of Oz. |
TV Guide
Angel Cohn |
6 |
Though the script is best described as mechanical and it takes a while to get into gear, this computer-generated "reach for the stars" story is a well-calibrated piece of entertainment. |
Reel
Tim Knight |
7 |
Although Robots is visually spectacular and never less than amusing, it seems that Wedge and his Blue Sky animation team haven't quite cracked the Pixar code for blending heart, wit, and action into a seamless whole. |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
4 |
The film, not unlike Ice Age, fails to tap into the magic and heart of its make-believe fantasy world the way A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. do, and while it's certainly better than postmodern sh*tstorms like Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, it still sucks to be the middle child. |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
8 |
...a zippy, enjoyable sci-fi slapstick jamboree... |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
4 |
...hollow and mechanical, an echo chamber of other movies and an awkward attempt to turn the intrinsically scary sensitive-robot theme into something heartwarming and cute. |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
5 |
...cute, clangy, hyperactive, really shiny, completely inorganic (except for the flatulence jokes) and totally hermetic. |
People
Leah Rozen |
6 |
...creates a visually stunning world in service of an all-too-familiar story. |
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas |
5 |
...on a storytelling level, Robots is in dire need of an upgrade. |
Village Voice
Ben Kenigsberg |
5 |
...an assemblage of clunky puns and canned moralizing, ostensibly made palatable for adults through the addition of random pop culture references... |
Onion AV Club
Keith Phipps |
5 |
...an amiable but thin comedy... |
Maxim
Paul Ulane |
6 |
This isn't the most objectionable animated film we've seen, but it's definitely better suited as a weekend matinee with your niece as your date than a Friday night out... |
Premiere
Peter Debruge |
6 |
...boasts some of the most vibrant visual design ever captured on screen ... and yet it all races by so quickly, you never have time to admire the massive artistry behind this rinky-dink tale. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
5 |
The visuals are spectacular at times, but the screenplay is trite, intermittently vulgar, and just not funny. |
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