9 tells the story of a tiny automaton who awakens in a post-apocalyptic landscape where robots have killed all the humans. Through a series of chance events, he encounters other automatons just like him. Wanting to know more about what caused all this chaos, he convinces a few to venture out of hiding to discover the truth of his creation and humanity’s ultimate demise.
This is a neat little film with some neat little visuals and some neat little characters. I don’t really care for the post-apocalyptica and the brownness of everything, but the storyboard is executed well enough. The supporting cast gives enough oomph to make my love/hate brain receptors fire up and there are some fine little details sprinkled throughout that keep things interesting. The movie plays things safe and efficient when it comes to the plot, and at 79 or so minutes, everything is packed together nicely. 9 is a basic adventure that is eager to entertain. I find that kind of simplicity pretty charming.
ThomFiles 