![]() It’s about a half hour too long, and most of the time it’s spouting off some frivolous nonsense about what the true purpose of science is. I’m always amused by the absurdity of “steam punk.” So, as you’d expect, young Ray gets sucked into a grand adventure that leads to a lot of death and destruction. His father, Edward ( Alfred Molina), and his grandfather ( Patrick Stewart) run off together to create this incredible device that give unlimited power ( steam power, that is), and, of course, bad guys want the device. At the center of it is the young hero, Ray Steam (get it? His last name is Steam). ![]() It takes a look at 19th-century England and attempts to imagine all the steam-powered possibilities that could have been. More importantly, though, I can’t help but really dislike the protagonist (voiced by Anna Paquin), who came off as a whiny brat who really deserved to have a lesson or two taught to him.Įssentially, Steamboy is a “what could have happened” film. While it’s certainly a visually striking film filled with creativity and spectacle, everything else about is lackluster at best. ![]() So, when I finally bit the bullet to sit down and watch a film from the acclaimed director Katsuhiro Otomo, who’s responsible for one of the most iconic anime of all time ( Akira), I was more than a little disappointed with it. Even those who aren’t exactly fine connoisseurs of anime have probably at least heard of it. Steamboy is a Movie that Runs Out of…Wait for It… Steam.įor years, Steamboy has popped up around video stores and my Netflix queue as something I might be interested in.
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