The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Meet the Robinsons
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2007
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
Movie details
Meet the Robinsons
“If you think your family's different, wait 'til you meet the family of the future.”
2007 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Meet the Robinsons?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Stephen J. Anderson
Written by
Jon Bernstein · Michelle Bochner Spitz · Don Hall · Nathan Greno
Daniel Hansen
Lewis (voice)
Jordan Fry
Lewis (voice)
Wesley Singerman
Wilbur (voice)
Matthew Josten
Michael 'Goob' Yagoobian (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson
Bowler Hat Guy / Grandpa Bud / Tallulah (voice)
Tom Selleck
Cornelius Robinson (voice)
Tom Kenny
Mr. Willerstein (voice)
Court is in session
Put Meet the Robinsons on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.