A joy from start to end

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2000)

I went in to see this film without expectations, and came away very pleasantly surprised. This enchanting family movie has all the right ingredients. It's funny, clever, well written, the characters are likeable, and there's an important message in there too. Though essentially about the relationship between the young boy and his robot friend, there are questions raised about the army, about war and the battle between good and evil.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and the ending is one of those rare things theses days. A genuine tear jerker.