Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2011

This adventure animation is exciting, kinetic and captivating. The second film, after Avatar, to make proper use of this pesky 3D fad, CG and motion-capture. It’s everything they say it is and (you knew this was coming) less. I had a great time, or at least my eyes did, but my brain forgot it instantly. Unlike other Spielberg classics, there’s no back-story, no attempt amid the relentless spectacle to involve us emotionally. We aren’t made to care and the whole thing eventually resembles a very well done video game.