Automatons
Cinema Purgatorio | Release Date: December 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

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38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
A mild and static attempt at sincere camp. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNathan Lee
Automatons is what happens when "Eraserhead" and "Tetsuo the Iron Man" bong themselves into oblivion and collaborate on a minimalist avant-garde sci-fi cheapie shot in a toolshed. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe Leydon
An unwieldy mix of self-conscious camp and heavy-handed allegory, Automatons plays like a cheesy '50s no-budget sci-fier with serious delusions of grandeur. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
With its hypnotic pacing, blatantly nonsynchronous sound, clunky robot costumes, and graphic but unconvincing violence, the movie falls flatly between camp and art-house pretension. Read full review
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