Despite their roughhewn appearance, the resourceful rag dolls in “9” obviously were crafted with great love and care, both by the scientist who made them in the film and the mastermind behind them in real life, director Shane Acker. If only as much complex thought had gone into the script. The animation is so breathtaking in its originality, so weird and wondrous in its detail, you wish there w ere more meat to the screenplay from Pamela Pettler, who previously wrote “Monster House.”

By Bruce Dancis
Scripps Howard News Service
Two of filmdom’s most popular and enduring genres — the coming-of-age story and the battle-of-the-sexes romantic/suspense thriller — are on display in this week’s DVD releases of Greg Mottola’s “Adventureland” …