The reviews are out for the new movie "Coco" which received overwhelming praise from many critics for its impressive and emotional story-telling as well as its delightful visuals.
The Pixar movie directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina received a high 96 percent rating from Rotten Tomatoes, which is a site that averages review scores from different movie entertainment outlets. Here are what some of the film critics had to say.
Daniel M. Kimmel from New England Movies Weekly wrote, "The film builds to an emotional tribute... that brings to mind the opening sequence of another Pixar triumph, 'Up.'" One admirable characteristic of Pixar movies is their emotional depth in the story-telling.
It appears that it may have achieved that once again in this story about a boy named Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) who wants to focus on music and play his guitar just like his deceased idol Ernesto De la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). However, Miguel's family wants him to join the shoe business and not pursue his dreams of becoming a musician. Nevertheless, he does not heed their advice and continues to play his guitar.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone stated, "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." Just as Pixar paid tribute to Pacific island culture in the movie "Moana," it has done it once again successfully with "Coco" for the Hispanic population.
Kate Taylor of Globe and Mail expressed, "None of Coco's few flaws can fatally undermine the film because it is, most of all, a smart and enduring piece of storytelling with a satisfyingly twisting narrative and richly complex theme." The story is overwhelmingly a crowd-pleaser as it has won over critics from different genres.
"Coco" is currently showing in theaters nationwide.
