Film Festival. The film received overall positive reviews from reviewers. Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post states, "the movie turns out to be one of those science-fiction pieces that is drawn from a peculiar moment in science, so the fiction has a historical sense to it. Steamboy clearly means to be a critique of Western culture: It uses issues such as industrialism, domination, mass destruction, ambition and despotism as a background to what feels like a boys' book adventure". Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave Steamboy a rating of 60% based on 92 reviews, with the site's consensus "The story isn't the greatest, but there's an abundance of sci-fi eye candy to compensate." See also List of most expensive animated films References Footnotes Sources External links Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2004 anime films 2004 science fiction films Adventure anime and manga Anime with original screenplays Films directed by Katsuhiro Otomo Films set in England Films set in London Films set in Manchester Films set in the 1860s Films set in 1866 Japanese alternate history films Japanese animated science fiction films Rail transport films Steampunk anime and manga Sunrise (company) Toho animated films Steampunk films Films scored by Steve Jablonsky