At times hilariously wacky and deeply dramatic, this engaging adventure romp is entertaining from start to finish.
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04/04/07
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
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Reviews Counted:132
Fresh:87
Rotten:45
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Meet the Robinsons is a visually impressive children's animated film marked by a story of considerable depth.
Rated: U
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Animated, Animation, Science-Fiction, Time Travel, Theatrical Release, , Families, Animated Characters, Animated Worlds, Science Fiction
Theatrical Release:30-03-2007
Synopsis: Based on William Joyce's beautifully illustrated children's book A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON, this lively computer-animated Disney film follows the adventures of Lewis (voiced by Jordan Fry and... [More]
Starring: Angela Bassett, Adam West, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams
Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Reviews for Meet the Robinsons
The first 20 minutes of this competently animated kids’ adventure are entertaining enough. But thereafter, the plot fractures, the pace goes into overdrive and the jokes wear thin.
03/31/07
Top CriticSuccumbs to the now standard overcaffeinated approach to storytelling that relies too much on rollercoaster thrills to stop the kids from fidgeting.
03/31/07
Top CriticBrightly animated, inventive and frequently hilarious, this is an enjoyable adventure with colourful characters and a neat Back to the Future-inspired plot.
03/31/07
This wearisome tale of a lonely orphan who travels through time has a wacky exuberance small children will no doubt appreciate. Anyone older, though, will merely find it noisy and obnoxious.
03/31/07
Top CriticThis is eye candy with a hollow centre.
03/27/07
Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense.
03/27/07
Top CriticFlashes of wit and whimsy notwithstanding, the future is just as sentimentalized as the past.
04/23/09
A baby being left on the doorstep of an orphanage has been done many times, yet Meet the Robinsons makes it feel new again, and not just because of the fantastic 3-D technology.
03/03/08
A hilarious and adorable science fiction film with great animation, top notch voice work, and sharp humor...
01/16/08
...the movie possesses an unusually bright and colorful sense of style that immediately sets it apart from its increasingly plentiful brethren.
11/23/07
Clever time-travel adventure for the whole clan.
10/31/07
Pleasant but insubstantial, and with characters whose eccentricities feel just a tad forced and artificial, this is a mild diversion of a film.
10/26/07
Despite its obvious shortcomings, Meet the Robinsons left me wanting a little more. It's been a long, long time since a Disney film without a little lamp logo at the beginning has made me feel that way.
10/23/07
...a movie with its heart in the right place and its computers heading off in all different directions.
10/18/07
A film of terribly alienating character design (so many pinchy faces and tiny eyes!) blended with very plastic-y backgrounds.
09/20/07
A sweetly-rendered story that also happens to look terrific.
06/25/07
Typical Disney claptrap.
06/12/07
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05/03/07
The film has a freewheeling, quick-hit absurdism closer to Airplane! than Aladdin.
05/02/07
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