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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u201cBig Hero 6\u201d is Disney\u2019s only major animated offering this year, the first fruit of its highly-publicized partnership with Marvel Comics. It\u2019s an agreeable movie with some cute gags and clever details, but I don\u2019t see it becoming as iconic as some of Disney\u2019s other output.<\/p>\n
The story follows a boy with the unsubtle name of Hiro (Ryan Potter) as he tries to revolutionize the world of robotics at the age of 13. He suffers the loss of his even-smarter older brother (it wouldn\u2019t be a Disney movie without a child suffering a loss), who leaves behind a prototype of a medical robot called Baymax (Scott Adsit).<\/p>\n
Baymax is eager to help, but he\u2019s clumsy. His body is inflatable and puffy, so as to be appealing to children. He\u2019s not built to travel long distances and subject himself to harmful elements. But Hiro is impressed by the technology behind Baymax, so he makes a few upgrades and turns him into a (very compassionate) fighting robot. Hiro enlists four of his brother\u2019s awkward lab friends to hero-fy themselves as well and together they set out to discover what happened to the brother.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baymax is a loveable, memorable character, but the rest of the team seems to have been created by marketing people trying to sell action figures. The same can be said of the film\u2019s plot and action scenes. Disney has gone down the superhero route before with \u201cThe Incredibles\u201d and I never could never shake the feeling that this film is not as heartfelt as its predecessor. It\u2019s clear that the more creative Disney people were allowed to have at least some influence on \u201cBig Hero 6,\u201d but the finished product is a disappointing superhero movie with a few outstanding elements.<\/p>\n
Two Stars out of Five.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig Hero 6\u201d is rated PG for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements. Its running time is 104 minutes.<\/p>\n
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