With: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, John C Reilly, Martin Landau
Plot: In a dystopian future, earth is uninhabited except for an army of vicious machines and nine woven living dolls, who are destined to save the planet.
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It's looks so damn fantastic that you assume someone with this visual artistry would have slaved away on a story that means something, but in the end it relies on generic themes and truisms (Working together is good, the world is becoming too technological etc) that could come from anywhere. Never mind, as this familiarly plotted animation is nonetheless exciting, quick and strangely memorable, even if it's mostly just down to the style. Design and action are obviously Acker's strong points, and he successfully papers over the plot holes and disappointments with them several times over. Someone just needs to write him a better script.
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