Movie review – “9” (2009) **

Impressive animation, an evocative post-apocalyptic mood and some spectacular action sequences, but I’ve got to say I didn’t really enjoy this. (I only saw it at the movies because I thought it was the musical.) Despite an impressive cast there was little interesting characterisation, minimal humour and an uninvolving story. It’s like this top short was taken and expanded and given the Hollywood treatment – but not enough or too much, it kind of falls between the Pixar and indie stools. Why should we care about this whimpy Elijah Wood stitch puppet or whatever it is? He does cause the death of a bunch of his friends purely through curiosity.