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September 27, 2024

At the Movies: Visually stunning, emotionally powerful, ‘Wild Robot' is everything

By MARK KENNEDY
AP Entertainment Writer

Critic Mark Kennedy says this adaptation of Peter Brown’s winning middle grade novel is an absolute movie triumph, a soulful sweet-sad animated journey that may have your kids asking why you’re tearing up so much.

In the opening scenes of “The Wild Robot,” a chirpy metal android with a state-of-the-art processing unit wanders around a forest asking confused animals if it can help them, offering discount codes and stickers for future customers. “Did anyone order me?” it asks.


 
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