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Nine small rag dolls, stitched together from burlap and clock workings and lenses, are all that stands in the way of the world being overtaken by the Machines. Actually, as 9 begins, it looks like the Machines have already had their way with Earth: this is one of those post-apocalyptic landscapes without life, hope, or sunlight. Clearly 9 director Shane Acker is willing to make an animated film that doesn't soar with Disney colors or Pixar cheer--in fact, main characters are killed off before the movie's halfway through. Our hero is 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), so dubbed for the number on his back; after awakening to very confused consciousness, he bumps into other puppet survivors, such as the imperious 1 (Christopher Plummer), the warrior-like 7 (Jennifer Connelly), and the one-eyed comic sidekick 5 (John C. Reilly). They do battle with the Machines in a relentless (and eventually monotonous) series of battles, and the exploding hardware and endless warfare has a tendency to crowd out whatever character development might have been set up in the opening minutes. No question the movie's design is impressive, and the characters have a wonderfully expressive quality at first. But at some point it seems the Machines have taken over the moviemaking here, with tedious results.
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| UPC | 025195054584 |
|---|---|
| Studio | Universal Studios |
| Directed By | Shane Acker |
| Starring | Crispin Glover / Martin Landau / Alan Oppenheimer |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Region Code | A Multi-Region |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Running Time | 80 Minutes |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 |
| Rating | PG-13 |
| Theatrical Release | 2009 |
| Release Date | Tuesday, 29th December, 2009 |
