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93
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66
Critics' score based on 26 reviews.
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Visually stunning and emotional film. It took eight years to make. The voice acting is also quite good.

February 01,2009
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A stunning-to-look-at film marred by a less than searing pace and some narrative incoherence.Full Review

Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times

The film turns into a preposterous but engrossing spectacle, fueled by a resource more enduring than steam or its successors: big ideas.Full Review

Janet Maslin
The New York Times

Steamboy adds a touch of innocent wonder to the formula through Ray's eyes, resulting in Otomo's most human film to date, but humanity rarely seems to be among Otomo's priorities. His films seem far more concerned with the spectacle he manages like no one else in animation.Full Review

Tasha Robinson
The Onion (A.V. Club)

It's a roller-coaster action film that thunders along with top-notch set pieces and studiously researched period settings. The only letdown is that the focus on action drowns out any character development.Full Review

Richard James Havis
The Hollywood Reporter

Boys of all ages, by contrast, will be mesmerized by the relentless, breathtakingly visualized action.Full Review

Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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