Wall*E

Pixar's latest bar raising, critical ga-ga inducing, box-office smashing effort arrived in UK cinemas a little later than the US, so the glowing reviews have been making their way across the pond for the past few weeks. In fact the praise has been such that people are talking about the possibilities of Wall*E getting a nod in the Best Picture category at next year's Oscars, and not just in the Best Animated Feature slot where it is sure to win. This proves 3 things. 1. Pixar are very good at what they do. 2. It is never too early to talk about next year's Oscars. And 3. there's not much point in having a Best Animated Feature category if, when something genuinely decent comes along, a success in said category is seen as secondary to a berth on the Best Picture roster. I could go on and on about the ludicrousness of having a category where you have an approximate 1 in 12 chance of winning just by making the film, but lets focus instead on the brilliance, or lack thereof of this supposed Best Picture contender.

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