[fotno]

Caught it all last night, and liked a goodly portion of it. But it was kind of like a Whitman's sampler... There were bits I thought were really quirky and creative, and bits that were cliche' and lame.

Dialog: On the whole, weak. A lot of lost opportunities to develop character, and deepen the emotional impact, but the writers tended to settle for the gag joke, or worse, the quick emotional fix.

Characters: Glitch was marvelous, Raw a decent idea (even if stolen), the Tin Man... What were they thinking? Let's have the "title character", relegated to playing Tom Mix to the rescue, over and over again? DG was a fair character, but my vote for highest score in the twisted and emotionally relevant category? Azkadellia. I got her. Her dialog worked (for the most part), and there were hints at the deeper story throughout her performance.

Cinematography: No faults there. Great locations, great sets (Go Steampunk!), and the CGI was seamless enough that it never seemed to distract from the story.

The Ending: Oh Geez. "That's all I got, what about you Bob? You got nothing either huh? OK, that's a wrap!"

If I were grading on a 1 - 10 scale with one being Manos: Hands of Fate, and 10 being Citizen Kane, this would score a 4.