9Style over substance... 9 is a movie that is delightfully dark. The story is stupid and the writing despite there being very little dialog is horrendous. The original short on which the movie is based had no talking characters, rightfully so because Shane Acker is not a writer. He is an animator and in that regard I give him credit. The art direction is amazing. From these great dystopian backdrops to the villainous chimeric creatures (a few that I found somewhat reminiscent of the deformed toys in the original Toy Story) the movie is one of the most stylish looking animated movie in recent years. Unfortunately, slick animation and giant cyborgs just don't make up for the unlikable characters and contrived storyline.
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