Ain’t It Cool News has two of the first reviews for Robots, with neither of them posing the flick in a positive light. First off, ‘Father Geek’ writes of his experience seeing Robots with his 4 1/2 year-old grandson: “Colorful and very fast paced, the funniest thing was the Ice Age short [teaser trailer] beforehand, the film was ultimately as hollow as most of its character’s heads.” As for what his grandson thought of the film, “Well, he sat transfixed from the start thru the kinetic, madcap arrival in Robot Town, thennnnnn… he totally lost ALL interest until… the kinetic, madcap final battle. Today, he could recall no character’s names… no plot devices… and his only comment was a passing, ‘It was Cool.'”

‘Boy At Large’ also gives his take of Robots, noting, “It has a few chuckles and about two or three genuinely witty and smart references, but overall it’s kind of middle of the road and very predictable.” Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky’s Robots bolts into theaters this Friday.