"The animation fuses Tokyo-pop bright cartoonishness to a sleek big studio style..."
Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "ASTRO BOY is better than most of its recent competitors..."
Chicago Sun-Times "[Director David Bowers] nicely blends Eastern and Western animation styles for this CG outing, giving the movie a zippy, retro style that's nicely in tune with its Space Age origins."
Los Angeles Times "The voice talent is snappy, and there are some funny one-liners from Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Kristen Bell and Donald Sutherland."
USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "[V]ery funny, action packed and pithy."
Box Office "[W]hen Astro becomes a robot gladiator, the movie turns happy demolition derby, and the virtuoso collisions just keep on coming." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly "[I]t's inspired by the beloved 1960s television cartoon of the same name, created by Japanese manga/anime icon Osamu Tezuka."
Washington Post 3 stars out of 5 -- "Fun, colourful and full of action..."
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