Conor&That’s review published on Letterboxd:
I’ve never seen a more bipolar film studio than Mr. Dreamworks. One year they’re making gems like The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and then they go and fumble the bag the following year with Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken and Trolls Band Together.
After Dreamwork’s middling effort with Kung Fu Panda 4, The Wild Robot emerges as one of the best animated movies of the decade. Beautifully written that perfectly encapsulates the ethereal nature of the book, The Wild Robot holds a worthy title that some animated movies fail to achieve: having beautiful animation. The animation here is utterly scintillating and is held well by tranquil cinematography and a personal and touching score. The characters, for instance characters played by Lupita and Daddy Pescal (was very close to that man before the premiere), were funny and emotionally driven in a way that I haven’t experienced since Zootropolis days. But honestly, The Wild Robot is one of the best animated movies of the decade with a simple tale that is not only delicate but bursting with whimsical and colourful entertainment that strikes as a visual extravaganza for all you nature lovers out there.
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