The Wild Robot, a new animated movie starring Pedro Pascal, has debuted to 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film also stars Lupita Nyong'o, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Matt Berry, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames, and Catherine O'Hara. It follows a shipwrecked robot named Roz, who, after being stranded, must befriend an island's animal inhabitants to survive, while also becoming the adoptive parent to a baby goose. Chris Sanders directs.
"An instant animated classic," is the verdict of The Only Critic, while Awards Buzz writes: "The Wild Robot tells a sweet tale that should prove winning with any audience, adapting the popular books by Peter Brown and using beautiful animation to make it a soaring cinematic experience."
"It's an uplifting, hilarious, gut-wrenching, and stunning animated adventure that reaffirms the power of a parent's love," reads Screen Rant's review.
"That it looks so gorgeous and homespun adds to its appeal, a warm little gem of a film that’s both a throwback and a push forward. Too early to ask for two more?" writes IndieWire.
"One could watch The Wild Robot with the sound off entirely and still have a rewarding experience – turn it on and you have one of the best animated films of the decade," writes RogerEbert.com.
The Wild Robot debuted at Toronto International Film Festival, with a theatrical release to come from September 27 in the US and October 18 in the UK.
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