‘WALL-E’: Can a mute robot work Pixar’s magic?

Some critics are wondering if the near-silent, post-apocalyptic WALL-E will do as well as Pixar’s past films.

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Disney-Pixar’s latest animated feature WALL-E opens on Friday and is expected by most analysts to take the number one spot at the box office over the weekend. But some critics are wondering if the near-silent, post-apocalyptic movie starring a robot named WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) will do as well as Pixar’s past films.

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