Japan. Home of the neon light, panda's and anime. Lots and lots of anime. And the biggest piece of that is Astro Boy. Born in Japan, he's the one of the bigger things that anime has brought to our shores. And this time they do a fair job bringing it to the big screen.
As a scientist's (Nicolas Cage) son dies, he creates a robotic child named..Astro Boy! However, Astro Boy falls to a now deserted Earth, inhabited by a handful of robots and humans. And when one of those robots called Zartog goes on a rampage, only Astro Boy can save the day...
It must be said the animation is unimpressive, but the film has some great emotion and actually good action. Voice acting is top notch, as the always great Nicolas Cage and Nathan Lane show off their stuff. It may be no How To Train Your Dragon, but Astro Boy is fun stuff nonetheless.
Rating: 7.3 out of 10 or B
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