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9

Overview


Genre :

Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Release Date :

September 09, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Shane Acker

Starring :

Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Crispin Glover

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..wears its inspirations well..”
by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
3.5 of 4

“..synthetically tidy, somewhat insincere entertainment..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 5

“..perfect example of a thin idea stuffed and stuffed with filler until it loses much of its charm..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
“..overall mood is probably too dark and anxious for very young children..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
2 of 4

“..Nothing about "9" realizes its potential..”
by Tom Keogh [Seattle Times]
2 of 4

“..moody and humorless..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4

“..gripping and bewitching..”
by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
2.5 of 4

“..filled with terrifically intricate action and clever details..”
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
2.5 of 4

“..far from the cuddly cartoons of yesteryear as one can get..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2 of 4

“..bleak tale for a young audience..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Adam Tobias [Watertown Daily Times]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]

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