so robots, the latest computer generated movie from the creators of ice age, out rightly lacks some of the cute qualities that made that movie with the mammoth so likeable.

for starters the story is about a little robot named rodney copperbottom and his dream of going to robot city to become a big time inventor. upon striking out on his own he arrives at robot city to find out that the good robot inventor has been booted (the best voice in the movie provided by mel brooks) and replaced with a corporate monster that only wants to sell upgrade parts to robots that change their look and personality. rodney and his friends, of course he gets comic relief friends it's a kids movie for crying out loud, decide that naturally they need to stop the evil leader of the corporation and set things right. at its heart robots is a visual movie, and in this regard it doesn't disappoint. the characters seem to find ways to show off what the animators could do with the graphics in the film. the problem is in order to get to these situations the story is sacrificed. do we really need to spend 20 minutes showing the transport system that the robots use to get around the city? no, no we don't.

almost any voice in the movie with the exception of mel brooks is forgettable. although ewan mcGregor is note worth as rodney. he does nail the "i'm a robot with a heart" attitude and you almost feel for him. or rather you would if you were five. all the other supporting roles could be filled with anyone. and hally berry really needs to conceder firing her agent, or whoever gets her these not so great roles, cough cough catwoman cough, and robin williams get so hyped up that it almost makes me want to shut the movie off. physically run to the projector room and say "stop it, mork must be silenced".

all in all robots is a good time for those 6 and under. if you need a movie to take a relative to or you're looking for a reason to see the new star wars trailer on the big screen, the reason i went, give this one a go. otherwise do what i did and pick up a copy of the incredibles. a much better cg movie that actually gets it right.

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