A few days ago I put ROBOT DREAMS thoroughly to the test by bringing Ariane, my youngest daughter, and her posse to the Barcelona premiere. They loved it, as did I. Ariane and I both shed a tear or two.
Based on the popular graphic novel by North American writer Sara Varon, ROBOT DREAMS tells the adventures and misfortunes of Dog and Robot in 1980s NYC. And for anyone who knew, loved and dearly misses the city back then — the dollar-a-slice, Twin-Towers-still-standing NYC — you're in for a treat. The film is a pre-9/11 homage to the Big Apple like no other.
Director Pablo Berger hits a home run with this precious gem of a film. Robot Dreams is vintage by design, both in animation style and sound design, so it might feel a tad slow, given our ever-shorter attention spans. But this is our shortcoming, not the film's.