Pixar brings this heartwarming and perhaps familiar tale of orphaned Elio, a small boy who dreams big about space travel and unexpectedly has his wish come true when a quirky collection of aliens intercept the Voyager probe and - believing Elio is Earth's leader - take Elio on a grand adventure to the Communiverse (a child's-entry metaphor for the United Nations) - as his perky clone take his place back on Earth. The film is an appealing mix of wry knockabout humour, melancholy, joy and wonder that encapsulates the titular young character wonderfully. Inevitably this junior coming-of-age tale takes in a thematic tour of grief and acceptance, friendship and realisation of self-worth, as it breezes along and Elio takes on a 'big bad' (with a rather sudden ending), and whilst Elio may be fairly standard Pixar/junior animated-sci-fi fodder, it is also busy, colourful and fun to watch.
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