'Wanted'

Universal Pictures

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Cast: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie

Rating: R for strong, bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality

Runtime: 110 minutes

Love Overcomes Various Extremes (L.O.V.E.)

Earth is a different place in the future. Many excesses have left it covered with garbage – and here comes one very special robot to clean up the mess. That robot is Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class).

All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a new robot comes into the mix. Eve has a directive that is different from Wall-E's. After presenting Eve with a token of his love, Wall-E and Eve head into deep space, where more than their relationship is on the line.

No one creates animation any better than Pixar, and "Wall-E" reinforces that. It’s not just an animated film; it’s also a movie-going experience. Even though the first 30 minutes of this film are dialog-free, I loved the animation. It did get heavy-handed at times, and the youngest kids might get squirrelly, but overall this is a great time at the movies.

Attached to "Wall-E" is a short called "Presto" that will have you giggling from the time the lights go down – so don’t be late.

Take your kids, enjoy it, and on behalf of Wall-E may I say, please, take your trash with you as you exit the theater.

A-

Wall-E

Walt Disney Pictures

Director: Andrew Stanton

Cast: Voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin

Rating: G

Runtime: 103 minutes