i have decent hope go in . the movie be a tribute to a legend of cinema and especially in japan . the cast be at least an positive for star power . animation look solid and well tone . the plucky action girl cliché character be mildly cute . how could they really screw it up and yeah . sadly and the movie fail to deliver . and yes and up front and i know that a a 25 year old i be too young to have love the classic and too old to be the target audience and but i haven not felt this alienate by a film since the stink bomb that be legend of despereaux . first beef represent the plot or writing . kitschy and predictable and standard saturday morning stuff and a others have say . pinnochio and oliver twist and isaac asimov while all the classic get the rip off treatment . the instant i saw a room full of rowdy kid search for waste and i thought and great and nathan lane the evil fagan clone . even robin williams be an engaging portmanteau of the man in august rush . i know there aren not many original idea leave in hollywood and but this be a poor effort . the character motivation be miss almost entirely . everyone in the movie be a one dimensional cardboard cutout just follow the plot out of sheer bloody stubbornness . the president want to start a war to get re elect . this be political satire too crude and off target for mad tv . a devotion to be a complete jerk be not good character motivation . evil for evil own sake be the sign of poor writer . the movie wasn not even an hour and forty for cry out loud and you could have squeeze in some kind of development . second while the voice act . i mean and the plot could have be forgivable if the movie have any immersion value to lose yourself in and but every time i want to enjoy the experience and mr. cage horrific voice act kick me right back out ( and no and i do not have much respect for him a an actor aside from some of his early stuff ) . sadly and for the legend he be and donald sutherland be hardly well . the two main pro or an tagonist character go back and forth like theyre in a 2am tb sitcom . kristen bell and freddie highmore be pretty good and though . finally and the direction . david bower be the man who bring the genius that be flush away to u and and clearly and the bar be set too high . there be flash of the same brilliance in a few of the throwaway joke and but overall and there just no humor for anyone over the age of 10. most of the joke be just weak . the pacing be off and with some of the character development slot get little to no screen time . the movie just try to go too big and too fast with nothing to lift it . conclusion represent save your money . it flash and sparkle with the depth of a spoon . i be sorry i pay to see it and but that what caveat emptor mean after all .