Wall-E

Wall-E is a marvel. Superior by leaps and bounds to any film Pixar has created thusfar, it is a post-apocalyptic, environmentally friendly, science fiction/romantic comedy, and it happens to be fun for the whole family. The title character, the little trash compactor that could, is part R2D2 and part ET. And it uses scenes from the film Hello, Dolly! to hilarious and touching effect. Could it possibly get any better than this?

Variety's review explains:

Despite the decade-plus since its inception, "Wall-E" is a film very much of its moment, although in a cheeky, uninsistent way; 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...

On its most elementary level, "Wall-E" is a wistful robot-meets-robot love story, in which two lonely and compatible souls, if that is an applicable term, meet in utterly against-the-odds circumstances. It's 700 years since humans have vacated planet Earth, for unspecified reasons, and the only active inhabitants of a once-major American city are the title character -- a small trash compactor on treads -- and his pet cockroach...

"Wall-E" pushes an agenda that could, and no doubt will, be interpreted as "green," or ecologically minded. It's a theme that is certainly present, at least as pertains to what forced humanity off the planet in the first place. But in a bigger sense, the picture seems to be making a quiet pitch for taking clear-headed responsibility for the health of the planet as well as one's body and mind.

In other words, go see this film right now.