Open hearted one

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2006)

Here we have over four hundred comments on the film already, so, to save your time, I am lining up with those who said the animation is a really good one, adding personally that it resembles not those usual Dysney things often considered over here in Russia the only kind the Americans can do, but the good old kind Soviet multiki of my childhood. So, let "The Iron Giant" have the 10/10.
Why, we got used to being shown bunches of evil aliens, menacing robots and maniac Russians (what a pity)... and this animation is a nice change. Not so evil aliens, a goodwill robot and such a lovely sputnic right in the beginning... yeah, we did it first ;-D
Rating it 10/10 doesn't mean this multfilm is ideal but only proves I liked it to the extent of caring about its plot twists, animation quality, minor bugs etc. Surely you would be right saying 'tis highly subjective. No surprise: I have a fancy for robots, aliens and Russians... for some of them for sure.
Watching this animation you (and, of course, your kids, if there are any) hardly would want to search for mismatches or glitches or whatever as it has the features of a tale when you are not forced to believe, to stick to realism, but you take the story close, and it has some deep honest overtones. The movie is rather laconic and inspiring as you are let to guess the characters' background, is really humorous, no cheap jokes, no sugar, definite style, the 1950's atmosphere; I assure you, you need not to be even American or a comics fan to appreciate it.
And though I disapprove, err, the total gun abstinence, even in the dire need of defense (that is a bit too of satiagraha, or orthodox Christianity, eh?), I pity most that watched this seven year old movie only yesterday.