Variety
Though the movie drags in places, and features a few too many childish gags...the story’s sincere emotional resolution earns the sobs it’s sure to inspire.
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Coco 3D
Newcomer Anthony Gonzales and Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) star in this Oscar-winning Disney-Pixar animated adventure about Dia de los Muertos, co-directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3).
Coco follows the secret musical ambitions of 12-year-old Miguel (Gonzalez) who comes from a family of shoemakers that may be his town’s only music-hating household. But Miguel harbours a secret desire to seize his musical moment, inspired by his favourite singer of all time, the late Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). When Miguel discovers an amazing link between himself and De la Cruz, he takes action to emulate the famous singer and, in doing so, accidentally enters the Land of the Dead.
There, it's not long before Miguel encounters the souls of his own family - generations' worth of Rivera ancestors. Still, given the opportunity to roam around the Land of the Dead, Miguel decides to track down De la Cruz himself. He teams up with another friendly spirit - a trickster named Hector, (Garcia Bernal) - to find De la Cruz, earn his family’s blessing to perform, and return to the Land of the Living before time runs out.
Less2017Rating: PG, Mild themes105 minsUSADisney-Pixar
AdventureAnimatedComedyKids & FamilyFantasyMysteryMusical3D
- Director:
- Lee Unkrich ('Toy Story 3', 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc.')Adrian Molina (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Adrian Molina
- Cast:
- Anthony GonzalezGael García BernalBenjamin BrattEdward James OlmosAlfonso ArauJaime CamilRenée VictorAna Ofelia Murguía
Coco 3D | Awards
Best Animated Film & Original Song ('Remember Me'), Academy Awards 2018; Best Animated Film, Golden Globes 2018
Coco 3D | Reviews
Time Out
Being dead has never looked as fun as it does in Pixar’s latest adventure, bursting with skeletons, magical spells and Mexico’s annual Day of the Dead.
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The New York Times
If "Coco" doesn't quite reach the highest level of Pixar masterpieces, it plays a time-tested tune with captivating originality and flair, and with roving, playful pop-culture erudition.
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The Guardian
A rousing, affecting, fun and much-needed return to form after underwhelming Finding Nemo and Cars sequels and will help to ensure that Pixar’s legacy remains intact.
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Rolling Stone
Pixar's Day-of-the-Dead gem pays loving tribute to Mexican culture with animation that brims over with visual pleasures, comic energy and emotional wallop.
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NPR
The plot, arguably, comes packed with more complications and psychedelic spirit-critters than it really needs. But you can't blame Pixar's animators for having a field day with the film's imagery...
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Los Angeles Times
The script's ghoulish touches and mordant flashes of wit turn out to be its most disarming qualities.
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Hollywood Reporter
A richly woven tapestry of comprehensively researched storytelling, fully dimensional characters, clever touches... and vivid, beautifully textured visuals.
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