Bolt

More often than not, it feels a bit fake when a major Hollywood studio so conspicuously rejects commercialism, but given the circumstances, it seems genuine — particularly coming on the heels of WALL-E, which was similarly themed, but quite a bit less subtle about it. (I know someone will criticize my five-star rating, particularly in light of WALL-E’s status as a critical darling, but the fact is that Bolt is at least as successful as Pixar’s space opera, even if it is somewhat less ambitious.)