rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1999
Directed by Brad Bird; produced by Allison Abbate, Des McAnuff; screenplay by Tim McCanlies
Starring (the voices of) Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
Rosswell, New Mexico becomes Rockwell, Maine and 1947 becomes 1957 in this
animation picture. A big UFO is landing near Rockwell and the thing turns
out to be a giant robot that eats metal things when it is hungry. A little
boy, Hogarth (voice by Eli Marienthal), finds the robot, saves his life and
becomes friends with him. He has to hide the robot from his mother (voice by
Jennifer Aniston) and of course from the government. He does this together
with Dean McCoppin (voice by Harry Connick Jr.), the man who owns a
scrapyard, the perfect hiding place for a metal-eating thing.
The robot is voiced by Vin Diesel. All the voices are perfect for their
characters. Watching 'The Iron Giant' it really feels you are watching a
real movie. The animation is very good and the characters seem to be alive.
The movie is funny and it even has a message. It also works as simple
entertainment.