The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant, 1999. A boy befriends a giant space robot.

Directed by Brad Bird. Written by Tim McCanlies; story by Bird, based on a book by Ted Hughes. Starring Eli Marienthal.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent). My most hated movie cliche pet peeve: the villain who's evil for no apparent reason except to give everyone someone to hate - as I like to think of it, the Nazi Stepmother.
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 4/4 (Great)
Special effects/design: 4/4 (Great)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent). The protagonist is grating.
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Sort of a less fun version of Lilo & Stitch. Or, a less emotional version of E.T..
Objective Rating (Average): 2.9/4 (Good)