9 (2009)

So I'm definitely late with seeing this movie but definitely glad I saw it. From the first frame I was intrigued with the story to the end. I think this was because of the world the main character is thrown into and also the unpredictable nature this movie had.Some good suspense was then created from this and also some made pretty scary scenes due to the music and especially the visuals, makes me kinda wonder if I would've been a bit freaked out watching this if I was a kid. Talking about the visuals, I also really like this movies unique look. One last positive I'll say is the movie does leave some things open to interpretation. But there was a part where they did reveal certain things that I thought would've been better if that wasn't revealed. Other than that I did find this to be a really good movie that I WOULD DEFINITELY RE-WATCH and RECOMMEND checking out.

Visually it's nothing special, but it's not bad either. But story is lousy... Boring, confusing, without emotion... waste of time.4/10(6/10 for the animation and 2/10 for the story)

I'm starting to dread watching movies that are under 90 minutes. They almost always are stretching out a story that doesn't have enough to it to justify a feature. The voice work is all fine but the story just drags on with no real villain or pacing. The visuals sadly look extremely dated already with real-time rendering in video games already surpassing it.It probably should have just stayed as a short because 70 some minutes of this felt like 3 hours. Nothing much to recommend here other than some neat ideas that unfortunately get over-explained.

Nine (2009): Dir: Shane Acker / Voices: Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau: Unique futuristic animation about completion. It regards the earth in a ruin after mankind loses the war against machines and little dolls that emerge numbered from one to nine. Nine is adventurous and seeks to help the other eight to win the battle against machines. Directed by Shane Acker with creative screenplay but the characters never really emerge as personalities. Another issue is that the violence may be too intense for children. Featuring voices from Elijah Wood as Nine, the only role in the film that contains any depth. The supporting roles are a long assortment of stereotypes. Christopher Plummer plays this old guy who is overly traditional and has a stick up his ass. He is always debating with Nine and encouraging him to be a self centred ass. John C. Reilly voices a healer but the only thing needing healing here is the screenplay. Jennifer Connelly is way too lovely not to be seen but in any case, her role is also cardboard. She plays a female ninja who kicks ass but she has no personality. Martin Landau also provides the voice of a type, and in this case, the creative area of the mind. The special effects and digital content is impressive but the screenplay is basic silly string intelligent. With a theme regarding mankind's legacy, or lack of it. Score: 5 ½ / 10