
From left, 9, 7 and 5, who with their fellow soft automatons evade evil machines in “9.”
In a Grim, Mysterious World, a Burlap Hero With a Heart of Golden Fuzz
By A. O. SCOTT
Published: September 9, 2009
9, who is about the size and shape of one of those posable tabletop mannequins used by art students, has a soft burlap body and a zipper up his middle. His outsize eyes blink like camera shutters, and they take in a world of monstrous terror and haunting mystery. More