DreamWorks Animation has found another hit with the studio’s new film. The Wild Robotwhich will be released in large numbers on September 27, debuted with a perfect score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes in his first reviews.
With nearly 30 reviews submitted by approved critics at this point, the praise for The Wild Robot was universally agreed upon. The praise goes beyond calling the film enjoyable, with Jack Martin of Film Feeder declaring it “one of the best things to ever come out of the DreamWorks wheelhouse.” Louis Roberts of Loud and Clear Reviews called the film “the most creative and original animation we've seen from a major studio in quite some time.”
“The Wild Robot is destined to become an animated classic,” reads another review by Avi Offer of NYC Movie Guru. “An exhilarating, wise, funny, touching and uplifting adventure that is worth experiencing.”
The Wild Robot
It is destined to become an animated classic.
Carla Renata of Curvy Film Critic also said: “The Wild Robot It's a heartfelt story about love that comes from believing in yourself, no matter what you're made of. After all, sometimes hearts have their own conversations that lead to answers that have been inside us all along.”
“A visual spectacle with an A+ vocal performance from Lupita Nyong’o,” reads another review by critic Perri Nemiroff. “It’s a beautifully rounded story of adaptation and found families, fueled by an infectious celebration of life.”
Chris Sanders wrote and directed The Wild Robotwhich is based on the original book series by Peter Brown. Lupita Nyong'o (Black Panther, A Quiet Place: Day One) leads the cast as the voice of Roz, the titular robot. Other stars of the voice cast include Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, Fantastic Four: First Steps), Kit Connor (Heart stopper), Catherine O'Hara (Beetle Juice Beetle Juice), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean), Stephanie Hsu (Everything, everywhere, all at once), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Matt Berry (What we do in the shadows), and Ving Rhames (Dawn of the Dead).
Lupita Nyong'o Previews Roz's Trip
“The journey that Roz goes on, as this robot who finds herself tasked with being a mother, illuminates the fact that every parent is doing this for the first time. There’s a learning curve,” Nyong’o previously told Variety of her role in the film. “We see that projected onto Roz, who has the naiveté of a child, but in the role of a parent, we expect her to know everything.”
On the film's emotional scenes, Nyong'o added: “I only watched it once, but it was so moving at the end. And that kind of crying is worth it.”
The Wild Robot will be released in theaters on September 27th.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes