9

Spoiler Alert: Contrary to popular belief, 9 is not a Tim Burton movie, he only produced it. He didn't create, write, or direct it. So it isn't a Tim Burton movie.

Moving forward, I expected a lot out of this movie. I liked the cast, I liked the premise. I liked the PG-13 rating. I kinda shied at the Tim Burton thing, hoping he didn't lay his creative thought on it too much as he's done enough like this. However, when purchasing my tickets, I realized the movie was only 79 minutes long (1 hour and 19 minutes). That really scared me.

After watching it, it rang true. The movie was just too short. Funny since the movie was based off of a movie short, titled 9, in 2005. The plot made sense. 9 rag doll creatures created from a scientist in attempt to save mankind from its complete destruction. Mankind had lost the war against its own robots it created (Terminator, Matrix, etc.). These puppet dolls don't know what they have got themselves into yet. However, the plot lacked solid character development. It lacked any intermediate scenes, transitions, or real explanation of most things.

The acting (voicing) was great. So was the animation. Elijah Wood and John C. Reilly really stood out. Not surprisingly. The animation was great, too.

Really, if they stretched the movie another 20-25 minutes, it would have been much better. Hell, it wouldn't be called stretching, since I feel shortchanged.

Watch it at a matinée price since you aren't paying for a full movie. Also, the commercial may have cool music, but the movie lacks it.

I rate this movie 6.0 out of 10.