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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: This is just too little invention, too much hot air. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Though visually stunning, suffered from some jarring edits, bizarre character reversals and general lack of narrative cohesiveness. Read more
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Until it careers into cacophony ... it's a lot of fun. Read more
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: A fine example of how anime uniquely contributes to world cinema. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Like cinematic Pop Rocks: it's eye candy filled with explosion after explosion after explosion. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Frustrating, challenging the imagination with pure spectacle but failing to supply a clear road map to follow. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Often immensely thrilling in the most elemental ways, even in a US-release cut that's 23 minutes shorter than the Japanese original. Read more
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Never really pops its rivets except in several thrilling action sequences, but the sharp imagery and inventive technology make it worthwhile for animation fans. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Its action couldn't have been much more thrilling if done entirely by computer or shot in costly live-action. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: Sometimes a rousing action movie, and always a visual delight. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It's nifty to behold, but about the only drama in Steamboy lies in waiting for this colossal hovering machine-monster to blow a gasket. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: A feast for the eyes and a thrillingly brazen transposition of the high-tech on the old-fashioned, fueled by a dose of what-if historical fantasy. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: The movie's true genius lies in the exquisite animation, a blend of hand-drawn and state-of- the-art digital technology that suggests an old world being bullied into a new one. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: The 'wow' factor in Steamboy's visual energy is powerful enough to enthrall everybody's inner 12-year-old. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: The weak story and bland hero are no match for the increasingly exciting visuals, while the score by Steve Jablonsky should be on exhibit in the Hall of Lead. Read more
Ned Martel, New York Times: In this mind-bending, elaborate anime, the industrial era is reimagined as a time of steam-powered aggression. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Steamboy is breathtakingly detailed and ambitious beyond anything I have ever seen in the realm of animation. But the chase goes on much too long, and Ray and Scarlett are never still long enough to develop any inner resonance or romantic rapport. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: A profoundly silly exercise in adolescent excess. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There may be possibilities here, but they're lost in the extraordinary boredom of a long third act devoted almost entirely to loud, pointless and repetitive action. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: With pipes groaning, gaskets warping, rivets failing. steam jetting and boilers overheating in every direction, it looks like a giant set of inverted bagpipes. One thing is for sure: If I were a plumber, Steamboy would be my favorite movie ever. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Feels as needlessly over-engineered as the movie's own city-demolishing retro-futuristic hardware. Read more
Leslie Felperin, Variety: Younger viewers may start squirming with boredom during the heavier debates, but there's always another cool piston-powered machine on the way. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: It's a sensationally designed piece of work. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: The movie never transcended its elaborate production work to achieve an independent reality. It's simply pictures of what never happened. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Its problem is not a lack of things to look at. There's plenty of them, and they're all cool. It's just that, in this world of clanking, hissing machines, even the people seem like robots. Read more