Robots

I was quite surprised at how well Robots worked as a movie. Even the smallest things in this world are robots, right down to the fire hydrants (Jay Leno) and dishwashers (Stanley Tucci). The colors were bright and made me feel like I was visiting a real place even though there were a number of obscure pop references too.

Ewan McGregor really lost himself in voicing the title character, so much so that we never recognized him, though I wish Chris Wedge (Ice Age, but not Ice Age 2) and Carlos Saldanha (co-directed Ice Age and flew solo on Ice Age 2), the co-directors, had let Robin Williams do more even if his Fender was the sidekick and not co-lead. Jennifer Coolidge had a great part as Aunt Fanny and Amanda Bynes was appropriate spunky as McGregor’s younger sister.

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