Robots ***1/2
Cast (voices): Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Jim Broadbent, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, Stanley Tucci, Dianne Wiest
Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Running Length: 1:30
MPAA Classification: PG

Rodney Copperbottom (McGregor) is a old-model robot with dreams of inventing. He sets out to the big city of Robot City to find Bigweld (Brooks), an inventor who is always looking for new ideas. When Rodney gets there though, he finds Bigweld nowhere to be found. Instead Phineas T. Rachet (Kinnear) is in charge, with the help of his mother Madame Gasket (Broadbent) who is really pulling the strings. Their plan is to get rid of the outmodes and make everyone into "upgrades" that are all shiny new and resemble Rachet. It seems that even in the robot world, greed is a problem. Rodney sets out with some new friends to find Bigweld, and make things right.

This is a great looking movie. Children and adults will be drawn into the robot world. Full of gadgets and bright colors, there is always something to catch your eye in every frame of film. The public transportation is a wild and crazy Rube Goldman-esque ride through the city that is fun to watch. The voices behind the robots are all solid with Robin Williams being the only standout as Rodney's friend, Fender. You can't help but wonder how much of what he says is scripted and how much was just ad libbed.

"Robots" is good family fun for all. With the adult humor that has become standard for animated features in recent years, adults will not be bored. The ideas of following your dreams and being yourself are nothing new, but they are presented well. Fox has also showed that they can make animated movies as well as Pixar and DreamWorks, which can only lead to higher and higher levels of movie making in the future. I highly recommend "Robots".