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Elio failed because its two main stars are just little kids; not an adult and a kid (Hector & Miguel), not fantastical creatures or inanimate objects depicted in a 9-to-5 (Joy & Sadness, Woody & Buzz, Mike & Sully); but an 11(?)-year-old outcast and a cutesy baby slug. That already limits the film's allure to younger viewers, but not even the younger viewers who'd be interested in SPACE PIRATES or A MAD SCIENTIST'S EXPERIMENT GONE ROGUE, but a freakin' COUNCIL OF AMBASSADORS.
It was always gonna be an uphill battle for Elio.