The Iron Giant . Tucson Weekly . 08-16-99

The Iron Giant

DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird

REVIEWED: 08-16-99

I was devastated to learn that this film was tanking at the box office. Listen up, people: an animated film doesn't have to have the Disney trademark attached to it to be worth watching. In fact, the mouse ears are closer to one of those biohazard signs than to a welcome mat. The Iron Giant is not only a great animated film, it's one of the year's best movies. Based on a short story by former poet laureate of England Ted Hughes, its pedigree ranks high; and it pays off in extremely well-motivated characters and a moving story that has left those few who saw it teary-eyed. If it helps to bring you in, you should know that it's got lots of politically correct themes, like that McCarthyism was bad and that you shouldn't blow up sensitive robots from space because they might want to be your friend.

--James DiGiovanna

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