It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Reminds me of the Old Japanese Mech TV Series of the 1960s, that was in Japanese, with English Subtitles that did not really match what was being said in Japanese, the lips never matched what was being said either like there was a lag. Used to practically run home from School just to watch the Cartoons, MECH, and Children's Programs that started after the "Soap Operas".Those were fun to watch. Back then children also knew how to separate Fantasy (seen on TV) versus the Harsh Reality of the News (Race Riots, Beginnings of the Save the Democracy of South Vietnam Vietnam War, Racism that existed all over the U.S., Violence of the Students for a Democratic Society's Weather Underground bombings, Communist Party Student Movements, the routine yearly Forest Fires and Hurricanes).I realize just how "innocent" I was back then, after over 5 Decades, and how simple life was for everybody (Adults, Teens, Children) compared to Now (2017). I used to buy the Japanese Plastic Model Kits and very carefully actually read the instructions, clean parts, sandpaper the molding marks and glue seams and mix paints, paint with an air brush to build the MECHs. Even making the small human figures look real (from a distance), even painting in eyes using a 10x magnifying glass. While some of my Friends used to just glue everything together. I still have a couple of those MECHs I built so many Decades ago.To this day I still wonder why we don't have these for Real for the U.S. Military, back then I got interested in the Advanced Research Projects Agency (A.R.P.A.) later renamed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (D.A.R.P.A.) because of all the cool things they were creating like "Exo Skeletons", "Human Amplification Systems", "Augmented Human Programs".

I have to admit, I was skeptical when I started watching...but then the plot unfolded, and it was more than just a good guy fighting a bad guy with a giant robot. No, there were layers. Just when you think you have the villain figured out, you are suddenly questioning yourself. Also, I love the friendship dynamics. The boys start as friends, but it's clear they become family. Maybe the characters are a little cliché at first, but Disney elaborates on them as the series continues. It's clear they are not defined as the geek, or the comic relief. I do admit the cgi isn't the best, but I enjoyed the show so much I could overlook that. Overall, I think it's a hilarious, sweet show with a powerful message.

You see, I did not enjoy this show as much as I was hoping, as the advertising looked much better than the actual show, but let's get to the real stuff. The story line is basic, the acting isn't too bad, the CGI is also pretty bad, but, for the estimated 1,000,000$ budget, I have to give it to them, they did good for that, but, they could have done a lot better, like add a little less CGI into the monsters. Overall, It was bad.

Mech X4 is amazing, you might say pacific rims little brother, people using giant mech's (or at least one) to fight giant monsters created by aliens while the aliens identities as aliens are not revealed until after the beginning. If i had to use one word to describe this show id say refreshing because its not made for comedy like many other Disney shows, because of this it pulled me in way more then the last 7 show premieres i saw on Disney. The only thing i would like to see is a bio-path, a person who can control living things like plants people and even the giant monsters, how many people agree with me? To end my review i will say this: this is one heck of a 8 star show