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9's Visuals a Perfect 10

Film tells of burlap robot battling through frightening world

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(Newser) – The creepy tale of 9, which depicts a burlap-bodied robot’s (Elijah Wood) quest for his origins while battling bad guys in a post-apocalyptic world, looks incredible—but its script leaves something to be desired.

  • “Long on imaginative design but less substantial in narrative, this dreary story of fighting the power is more numbing than thought-provoking,” writes Claudia Puig in USA Today.

  • “The script is bland with an amateur political message tacked onto it, but 9 is still something to marvel at,” notes Natasha Vargas-Cooper for E!. “Animator Shane Acker's sinewy creatures, voracious metallic monsters, and scorched planet web together to create stunning visuals and a haunting story.”
  • “Even though it grows a little busy at times and concludes with an unfortunate and unconvincing foray into mystico-spiritual mumbo jumbo, 9 shows remarkable imagination and visual integrity,” writes AO Scott in the New York Times.

In this film publicity image released by Focus features, the characters, from left, #9, voiced by Elijah Wood, #7, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, and #5, voiced by John C. Reilly shown in a scene from the animated film,
In this film publicity image released by Focus features, the characters, from left, #9, voiced by Elijah Wood, #7, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, and #5, voiced by John C. Reilly shown in a scene from the...   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
In this film publicity image released by Focus features, the character #9, voiced by Elijah Wood, unleashes the Talisman in a scene from the animated film,
In this film publicity image released by Focus features, the character #9, voiced by Elijah Wood, unleashes the Talisman in a scene from the animated film, "9."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
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BoZo
Sep 9, 09 11:39 AM CDT
The kids and I are still going to see it this weekend. Reply
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ruserious
Sep 9, 09 3:34 PM CDT
AND great music from Coheed and Cambria--a great band that will surely become much more known because of this movie. Good for them! Reply
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SalParadise
Sep 10, 09 5:16 AM CDT
I honestly cannot tell if this is sarcastic or not.
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