I don't know how much of a market there is for animated films like this but as someone who appreciates good artwork and computer animation, I enjoyed it. Yeah, the story is only so-so but the characters keep your attention - both good and bad guys, and it is deceptively involving.

The "good guys" in here are burlap-looking sewn puppets. Why they are who they are is explained near the end of the movie. The "bad guys" are the machines. Yes, this is familiar "Terminator" country, theme-wise, but the machines in this movie are brutal and scary. This movie is definitely not for little kids!

If you keep your expectations in the "fair" range, and watch it on Blu-Ray, you should enjoy it. As mentioned, the story draws you in. On the other hand, if you are looking for something fantastic, you might be disappointed.

I found myself quite liking 9. It does drag in the second half and I wasn't taken with the ending, it could have done with more explanation. However, I liked 9 for its amazing visuals and well done atmosphere. The visuals really are the best asset with the backgrounds absolutely incredible. The music was fun and charming too, the script was good enough, the story was a good idea and nicely constructed in general and the characters are likable. Overall, I did like this movie, but it isn't a favourite of mine. It is one of Burton's(who has been hit and miss recently) better efforts this decade though, that's for sure. 8/10 Bethany Cox

9 is a mechanical rag doll awaken into a post-apocalyptic world seemingly devoid of any life. He encounters another doll named 2 who is thrilled to see a disk that 9 has. They are attacked by a mechanical beast which carries away 2 along with the disk. 9 is rescued from the emptiness by a group of rag dolls. It is revealed that the world suffered a catastrophic war between men and machines. The machines used a toxic gas that killed all life on the planet.

This is certainly a unique vision and a fascinating world. On the other hand, the story is pretty confused. There is a good variation among the rag dolls. The adventure is very random. The audience just doesn't have a goal to root for. Without a direction, this is just one chase after another without a foreseeable ending. The ultimate ending makes all the previous adventures meaningless and also is a whole lot of confusing nonsense. The rag dolls are so great that I just ignore the crazy finale.