Name: The Book of Life 3D
Genre: Animated, Fantasy, Romance, 3D
Released: 2014
Duration: T1H35M
Cast: Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Ron Perlman, Danny Trejo, Christina Applegate

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Animated, Romeo and Juliet-inspired love story set during a Day of the Dead celebration. Co-produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), featuring the voices of Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana and Ron Perlman.

In the land of the living, two young boys, Manolo and Joaquin, are separated from the girl they both love: Maria. In the realm of the dead, a wager is made between La Muerte, ruler of the festive Land of the Remembered, and Xibalba, ruler of the rickety Land of the Forgotten. Will Manolo, the sensitive musician, win Maria’s heart? Or will she fall for Joaquin, the brave and powerful soldier? After years apart, Maria returns as a striking young educated woman, with the two men in her life falling for her all over again. However, Xibalba isn’t interested in losing the bet, putting forth a plan to make sure Manolo isn’t around for his bet to backfire.

2014Rating: PG, Mild themes and animated violence95 minsUSA

AnimatedFantasyRomance3D

All Reviews (8)

Director:: Jorge R. Gutierrez (feature debut)
Writer:: Jorge R. GutierrezDouglas Langdale
Cast:: Channing TatumZoe SaldanaRon PerlmanDanny TrejoChristina ApplegateIce CubeDiego Luna

The Book of Life 3D / Reviews

Variety

Undoubtedly stuffed with more business than its fleet, kid-friendly running time can properly handle.

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Time Out

It’s hugely entertaining.

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The New York Times

This often beautiful and too-often moribund, if exhaustingly frenetic, feature tends to be less energetic than the dead people waltzing through it.

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The Guardian

Sports gorgeous, marionette-inspired character design - mucho love has gone into the matadors' bespoke jackets - and a palette so warm you feel yourself developing tanlines around your 3D specs.

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