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Arguably the truest example of "pure cinema" I've seen in my adult life. That it manages to be completely accessible, completely engaging, never boring, never cold, is as much a testament to the sophistication of its technical and artistic underpinnings as it is to the timeless virtues of this simplest of love stories. It's a miracle that events set against environmental apocalypse, the vacuum of space and the pristine surfaces of an automated post-consumer hyperstructure can support an adventure with this much character and, yes, heart. It's almost beside the point that the film is typically Pixar-packed with clever details and encyclopedic references: when its corroded-metal hero and and sleek polymer heroine come together, cooing each other's names in simple, adoring electronic tones, the whole knowing universe falls away. Grade: A