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"3 1/2 stars"
by Lew Irwin
full review:
Most critics have noted that Astro Boy contains little plot but plenty of action. Roger Ebert, who bestows three stars on the animated film, asks in his Chicago Sun-Time review: "Has market research discovered our children are all laboring with attention deficits and can only absorb so many story elements before brightly colored objects distract them with deafening combat?" And make no mistake about it, Frank Lovece of Newsday remarks, "Astro Boy the movie is strictly for small fry." On the other hand, Nancy Churnin advises in the Dallas Morning News: "Parents, don't nap while the kids watch. ... As with Where the Wild Things Are and Pixar's Up, this is another transformative tale that will leave your family with much to discuss and ponder in what is shaping up to be a golden era of family films." And Jane Horwitz concludes in the Washington Post: "The animated feature bristles with political allusions that only adults will get, but humor, action and vivid characters will carry kids along."
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