In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes’ Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine.
The Iron Giant captures and crystallizes its source material’s anxious, humane spirit. It might be the most empathetic and exhilarating mainstream American animated feature ever made.
The Ringer
It’s worth repeating the old complaint that animation isn’t treated seriously enough, if only to point out what a shame it would be for The Iron Giant, one of the year’s best films, to go overlooked.
AV Club
| Series | |
| Genre |
AdventureAnimation
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| Runtime | 86 minutes |
| Rated | PG |
| Directed By | Brad Bird |
| Starring | Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston |
| Language | English |
| Country |
USA
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