WALL-E: Critic Reviews

It whisks you to another world, then makes it every inch our own.

It is, undoubtedly, an earnest (though far from simplistic) ecological parable, but it is also a disarmingly sweet and simple love story, Chaplinesque in its emotional purity.

Does Andrew Stanton's film amount to much more than a brilliant aesthetic exercise? I'm not convinced it does.

Who would guess that a movie with minimal dialogue and a love story between robots could emerge as one of the best films of the summer? And who would think a tale could be both post-apocalyptic and charming?

A jewel of a film in conception, execution and message.

The best American film of the year to date.

A film that's both breathtakingly majestic and heartbreakingly intimate.

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.

I must drop my inhibitions about dropping the M word -- especially since I've already used magnificent -- and call WALL-E the masterpiece that it is.

Dangerously close to the sublime, a film that will be dissected and enjoyed for years to come.

His intelligence may be artificial, but his heroism is anything but superficial.

The new Pixar picture Wall-E is one for the ages, a masterpiece to be savored before or after the end of the world -- assuming, like the title character, you're still around when all the humans have taken off and have access to an old video player.

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.

Pixar's WALLE succeeds at being three things at once: an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story.

It's remarkable to see any film, in any genre, blend honest sentiment with genuine wit and a visual landscape unlike any other.

Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton tops himself with this adorably loopy Pixar animation that sends up consumerism, musicals, Apple computers, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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.

Continuing a string of successes that pit Pixar films against only other Pixar films in terms of quality animation, WALLE makes the count nine masterpieces in a row.

This is a film that stretches the expectations and reaches of animation at the same time it offers fantastic entertainment value to its audience.

The animation is stunning; the landscapes of the futuristic Earth offer the Pixar folks ample opportunity to show off their wares.

Pixar's ninth consecutive wonder of the animated world is a simple yet deeply imagined piece of speculative fiction...it has plenty to say, but does so in a light, insouciant manner that allows you to take the message or leave it on the table.

Some day, there will be college courses devoted to this movie.

The idea that an ancient Hollywood musical, with its love duets and foot-tapping dance numbers, would be the thing that awakens emotions in both humans and robots, is pure genius.

The greatest of all films by Pixar Animation, the little Disney studio with the Midas touch.

Mixing Chaplinesque delicacy with the architectural grandeur of a Stanley Kubrick film, director Andrew Stanton recycles film history and makes something fresh and accessible from it without pandering to a young audience.