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Dominican Rep. Steamboy
5,029
Animation. Sci-Fi. War
A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. The lush Victorian interiors and the elegance of the era's mechanical design allows Otomo to create dazzling visual backgrounds ... [+]
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"The movie never transcended its elaborate production work to achieve an independent reality." | NEG |
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"If Victorian Manchester had been remotely like this, H.G. Wells never would have bothered to pen "The Time Machine" – he'd have just stepped outside and into the fray. Read full review | POS |
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"Visually commanding, conceptually beguiling, but dramatically inert." | NEU |
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"'Steamboy' adds a touch of innocent wonder to the formula through Ray's eyes, resulting in Otomo's most human film to date" | POS |
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"It's a roller-coaster action film that thunders along with top-notch set pieces and studiously researched period settings." | POS |
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Empire | "Visually arresting, with an enjoyably wacky premise, but scuppered somewhat by its rusty, clunky storytelling. | NEU |
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"The film turns into a preposterous but engrossing spectacle, fueled by a resource more enduring than steam or its successors: big ideas." | POS |
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