Metacritic Movie Ratings
Astro Boy Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The movie contains less of its interesting story and more action and battle scenes than I would have preferred.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A marvelously designed piece of cartoon kinetics.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  Appropriately for a film about robots, efficiency is the primary virtue of Astro Boy, a well-oiled CG-animated superhero pic that makes up in competence and vitality what it lacks in originality.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Derivative bits aside, the pint-sized Japanese icon takes flight in vibrant CG animation -- no 3D glasses required.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Plays like "Transformers" for tots, a "Pinocchio" story that stays true to its source material's storied past without adding much in the way of interest, outside of some clankingly obvious political subtext that will alienate people of all stripes.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  And so he zips and zags, keeping aloft in a movie that can't always do the same.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Though some scenes may be too intense for children, the action is slick, with robot clashes and airborne chases leaving the strongest impression.

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