STEAMBOY A film review by Steve Rhodes
Copyright 2005 Steve Rhodes
RATING (0 TO ****): ** 1/2
STEAMBOY, an action adventure anime from Japanese master Katsuhiro Ôtomo, has as many explosions as a Jerry Bruckheimer production. Exquisitely drawn, the science fiction tale is set in London in 1866 as the famous London Exhibition is just about to open.
A boy named Ray Steam (voiced by Anna Paquin) is given the assignment by his grandfather (voiced by Patrick Stewart) of protecting a revolutionary steam ball from the evil clutches of the boy's father (voiced by Alfred Molina) and his father's black-cloaked henchmen. The father plans on using the ball to power a flying steam castle. The movie also features a "steam automotive," something the size of a train engine that can run without the need of railroad tracks.
The story and the music are quite stirring, but even the American version, which is twenty minutes shorter than one released in Japan, is still too long. Seventy-five minutes would have been plenty.
STEAMBOY runs 1:46. It is rated PG-13 for "action violence" and would be acceptable for all ages.
The film opens nationwide in the United States on Friday, March 18, 2005. In the Silicon Valley, it will be showing at the Camera Cinemas.
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