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WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.33 out of 4 stars for Time Out Sydney ()Time Out Sydney ()
Eco-friendly, pro-exercise and featuring a glorious use of a fire extinguisher, Wall-E sparks with genuine creativity. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Time Out Sydney ()
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Not about high profile characters or big action, it delights by entertaining and inspiring more subtly. Who expected that from any movie these days, let alone an animated one? ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Eye for Film (Anton Bitel)Eye for Film (Anton Bitel)
several viewings are unlikely to exhaust the film's possibilities - after all, there are always new treasures to be found in yesterday's discards. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Eye for Film (Anton Bitel)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
A nice little romantic film about the transformational power of love. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
This latest achievement from Disney's Pixar Studios rotates around a rusty little robotic hero who's built, as the movie is, with such emotion, brains and humor that whole universes exist in his whirring tones and binocular eyes. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
Wall-E [is] a truly innovative animated adventure and an unexpected cautionary tale. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
A heartfelt G-rated scifi with plenty of imagination (and human condition) to go around. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Screen It! (Jim Judy)Screen It! (Jim Judy)
A highly entertaining and emotionally satisfying film that will play equally well to adults, and maybe even more so than with kids. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
It's been such a lousy year for romantic comedies that the only engaging one features a pair of robots. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
As soon as WALL-E stows away on the spaceship in pursuit of EVE, the film turns into something a lot less special and a lot more like a fairly typical animated movie. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Thoroughly delightful animated adventure from the geniuses at Pixar, this is a beautifully designed, superbly written and brilliantly directed family movie that is both moving and laugh-out-loud funny. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
A hilarious, heartfelt and extraordinary comedy adventure that pushes animation to new heights. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
That's the beauty of Pixar, behoden only to its own quality standards, it can still play the part of the child prodigy whose creative genius appears to have no boundaries. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Despite an intriguing story, the picture falls from Art to the realm of kiddy-film fare. I'd have loved to see Pixar limit the dialogue to two words: Eva and Wall-E. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New Yorker (David Denby)New Yorker (David Denby)
WALL-E is a classic, but it will never appeal to people who are happy with art only when it has as little bite as possible. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at New Yorker (David Denby)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
WALL-E is, at heart, a love story. A love story between robots. Beneath the top-shelf animation, the too-cute robot speak and the futuristic ecology lesson is an old-fashioned boy-meets-girl story, even if the boy looks like a trash compactor and the ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Times [UK] (James Christopher)Times [UK] (James Christopher)
Pixar's perambulating dustbin with a heart will be a hit with the whole ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Times [UK] (James Christopher)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Guardian [UK] (Xan Brooks)Guardian [UK] (Xan Brooks)
Does Andrew Stanton's film amount to much more than a brilliant aesthetic exercise? I'm not convinced it does. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Guardian [UK] (Xan Brooks)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Total Film (Jonathan Dean)Total Film (Jonathan Dean)
A brilliant blockbuster. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Total Film (Jonathan Dean)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Independent (Anthony Quinn)Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Praise Pixar for trying to raise the stakes, but the longer the film goes on the more one appreciates the impact of that amazing first half-hour. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Independent (Anthony Quinn)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Well, here it is: The first near-silent, post-apocalyptic, anti-consumerist animated film of the 21st century. Is it good? Oh yeah. Is it good for a 4-year-old? Eh. Not so much. That was my mandate: Keep a 4-year-old in mind. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)
Simplicity and complexity harmonize together in cinematic zen in the instant-classic WALL%u2022E, a film that uses technical prowess to tell a straight-forward yet far-reaching story. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
WALL-E is a technical gem, a marvel of sound design and just a little too ambitious to continuously captivate. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ESplatter (Steve Biodrowski)ESplatter (Steve Biodrowski)
That it ultimately falls short reflects less a failing than a raising of the bar: when you aim this high, you can beat all the competition even if you fail to set a new world record. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at ESplatter (Steve Biodrowski)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
It may well be the best science fiction film in ages, but the movie doesn't need any hyperbolic assertions to draw an audience.Or, alas, to sell its action figures. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Reminds me the animation art form is capable of much more than talking animals, and fairy tale characters... ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
His intelligence may be artificial, but his heroism is anything but superficial. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
With its split personality, WALL-E falls short of greatness. Even so, it pushes the animation envelope with every frame. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
This first half of the film is exquisite. The animation is spectacular but without being show-offy. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
As long as we have WALL*E's point of view on earth, the film is simply great, but whenhe movies into outer space and the Axiom, the missed opportunities are immeasurable. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The attention to detail -- always a Pixar hallmark -- is amazing, and Stanton and his crew incorporate surprising elements that mix vintage sci-fi with old musicals with a meta-cartoon rendering of the future. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Jennifer Miller)Premiere Magazine (Jennifer Miller)
When it works, it really works, but it's debatable whether its target audience will really enjoy anything more than the nifty robots. Which is fine, too. Robots are pretty cool. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Premiere Magazine (Jennifer Miller)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
WALL-E goes beyond inviting comparisons to E.T., Number 5, R2D2, even Chaplin's Little Tramp--the Waste Allocation Load Lifter relies on them, for writer-director Andrew Stanton understands this robot janitor as a study in memory and inheritance. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
While the film's most daring gambits pay off in full, the inclusion of a standard outwit-the-bad-guys storyline dulls the magic that WALL-E so often achieves. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
It's best not to ask too many questions during Wall-E...Take the film's outstretched hand and go with it. That's the best way to enjoy a film that's as charming as a tale of two robots falling in love can be. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Wall*E begins as a truly groundbreaking work and then turns into just another diverting cartoon with some wonderful themes. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Latino Review (Ron Henriques)Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
Every major motion picture studio should take a lesson from Pixar, because time and time again their features excel due to team effort. Though each of their films have individual writers or directors, they produce first class work because their projects ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
It's best not to ask too many questions during Wall•E, the new CGI-animated comedy from Pixar. Take the film's outstretched hand and go with it. That's the best way to enjoy a film that's as charming as a tale of two robots falling in love can be. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
This grim vision of Earth's future is not so funny and not so cute. Nonetheless, the Pixar guys send another enthralling entertainment to the planet's movie screens. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
The film's visions of a ravaged, abandoned future Earth and a mechanized, corporately controlled space ark/pleasure cruiser are stunning, hilarious and hit their pro-green, anti-consumerist points remarkably hard. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
..."Wall-E" is nothing short of magical ... ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)
You'll adore it because of a cuddly, lonely little robot who breaks your beeping heart. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Pleasant enough--and certainly pretty enough--to serve: a lesser Pixar effort, but one that most viewers, young and old, will enjoy if not be transported by. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (Jason Di Rosso)MovieTime, ABC Radio National (Jason Di Rosso)
Ultimately, the elevation of technology to center stage, and the relegation of humankind to supporting act, left me cold. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at MovieTime, ABC Radio National (Jason Di Rosso)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
At last, an answer to the celebrity voicing in animated movies! No dialogue. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (Ben Kenigsberg)Time Out New York (Ben Kenigsberg)
Eco-friendly, pro-exercise and featuring a glorious use of a fire extinguisher, WALL-E sparks with genuine creativity. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Time Out New York (Ben Kenigsberg)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Cutes-E, but not enough gravit-E. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
With its masses of frequently disorganized assembled details substituting for dialogue, and the interminable racket of cyber-blips and related sounds, audiences may come to feel like they're being held captive inside a computer for the duration, rather ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Wall*E has adventure, danger and thrills to be sure, but for this viewer, the animated tale seemed to be more about the animation and less about the storytelling. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
He is the cutest robot since R2-D2, but I wish the whole movie was just as cute. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
An original, mature and borderline-artsy family film that makes a name for itself. Like the rest of Pixar's titles, it is destined to endure for years to come. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Giant Freakin Robot (Joshua Tyler)Giant Freakin Robot (Joshua Tyler)
Adults might find themselves wishing for something with a more meat on its bones, but it's impossible to watch WALL-E and not enjoy it. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Giant Freakin Robot (Joshua Tyler)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
A triumph of style over substance. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
The picture feels weirdly, and disappointingly, disjointed, something that starts out as poetry and ends as product. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Trend (Stephen Silver)The Trend (Stephen Silver)
The first half of "Wall*E" can best be described as "Star Wars," only if R2-D2 were the only character. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at The Trend (Stephen Silver)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
WALL-E is a cornucopia of filth, dust, rust and roaches, but if I wanted all of that I’d go back to my first New York City apartment. Compared to other kid flicks (or adult flicks, or even Ingmar Bergman flicks), this is one Gloom-E piece of ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto)Washington Times (Christian Toto)
WALL*E begins with all the comedic splendor of a Charlie Chaplin film, but quickly devolves into a rickety bore. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
WALL-E (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for CNN.com (Tom Charity)CNN.com (Tom Charity)
The most consistent production unit in Hollywood just hit another home run. ...read the complete WALL-E movie review at CNN.com (Tom Charity)
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by gd2525 on July 20, 2009 Blackwood, New Jersey
WALL-E is everything a great movie should be. It has a great story, the animation is top notch and the characters are simple yet endeering. It is hard not to get into this masterful film from ...
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by techno on January 29, 2009 Provo, Utah
This is a great movie for any age group. The animation was great and the story really invites you in. The romance between the robots is endearing and unexpected. It was a little slow at the beginning, but once EVE entered the picture, the film really ...
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by john on February 12, 2009 Roy, Utah
This movie did not have a lot of spoken dialog, but I thought it was an excellent movies that was more entertaining. I couldn't stop saying W-A-A-A-L-L-E after I saw it. Even my 2 year old son like it. ...
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