Very entertaining animated film

Rating: 8/10 (5 August 1999)

Boosted by an interesting animated style and a good script, Iron Giant is an entertaining science-fiction adventure. Though aimed at kids, the film is probably better appreciated by adults. The "bad government agents" angle may be repetitive, but it used to good effect and it doesn't encompass the film. Instead, the film focuses on the friendship between the young boy and the similarly innocent and child-like robot, and some scenes between them are genuinely funny. Iron Giant is an animated film like they should always be made: fun and well-executed.