Shane Acker was nominated for the Oscar in the Short Animated film category with his film 9. The film, only 11 minutes long has no dialog. The rag doll comes to life and fights a monster which appears to be trying to steal his soul.The graphics were fantastic and impressed Tim Burton enough to sign with Acker for a feature length film. Jennifer Connelly, Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, and John C. Reilly are the stars that helped lend their voices to this project.
The storyline is that a scientist created 9 of these rag doll creatures, for what? We don't know. But we enter the story at what appears to be a wartime city when "9" gains consciousness. The film is still pretty short at about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Enough time to develop the story and create and resolve conflict. Short enough to not get bored with the movie, but not long enough to really develop the background story as much as I would have liked.
The movie is very adult content, still ok for teenages, but Wood makes "9" seems like a childrens movie hero. I would have liked a deeper voice from him and a little more maturity from some of the scenes. The action was good but it was just ok in the end. The short film is almost like a really good movie trailer that doesn't reflect the film all that well. Might be worth your time, not for everyone.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/
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