The Iron Giant: Critic Reviews

Heavy-handed.

The animation is superb, the computer-animated monster cuts an awesome figure, and Hogarth is as amiable a hero as Huck Finn.

The Iron Giant is funny, warm, muscular and full of nuances that you can take home with you and talk about.

This is a film the whole family can enjoy - and talk about afterward.

The Iron Giant shines!

This is enjoyable in part because of its flavorsome period ambience and its lively and satiric characters.

A cool, unique-looking animated feature (the Ike-era design elements make for great eye candy), director Brad Bird's tale of a small-town boy and his outer-space robot is hip and entertaining without pandering, or condescending, to the kiddie set.

A visually appealing, well-crafted film, The Iron Giant is an unalloyed success that works on several levels!

Cleverly engaging!

One of those rare films that will hold the attention of children in the 6 to 12 age range without insulting the intelligence of the adults who accompany them.

Warner Bros.' outstanding The Iron Giant is a giant leap for the studio and robotkind!

A smart live-and-let-live parable, full of glancing, acute observations on all kinds of big subjects...that you can talk about with the kids for a long time to come.

Great animation, and a great title character will appeal to the kids, while the sharp wit, whacky antics, and kid-friendly messages will appeal to the adults.

Gentle, poignant and affecting animation that succeeds through understatement and showcases some highly impressive visual sequences.

As entertaining as it's intelligent.

Outstanding.

Un film qui presenta Brad Bird comme l'un des cineastes de films d'animation pour enfants les plus talentueux et prometteurs des dernieres annees.

GO SEE THIS FILM, NOW.

Truly for kids of all ages.

Has never failed to bring a tear to my secretly-patriotic eye.

It's the most solidly built, funny, and entertaining movie for kids of all ages that I've seen in a decade.

This touching parable derives much of its strength from a striking visual design and a welcome pacifist stance that would leave NRA nuts foaming at the mouth.

Combinando elementos de E.T., King Kong e das ficcoes B dos anos 50, este filme ganha vida propria gracas ao charme de sua animacao e a sensibilidade da trama.

For parents tired of taking their kids to slick, superficial animated features, Warner Bros. has got a giant of a cartoon for you.

Eschewing song-and-dance numbers and cute animal sidekicks, the film's appeal comes from its winsome characters, its resonant story, and its evocative depiction of New England in the days of Sputnik and “duck and cover” drills.