Coco

Production : Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Distributor : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Director : Lee Unkrich

Casts : Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murgula, Edward James Olmos

Duration : 110 minutes

“Remember Me Even When I’m Gone”

Tells the story of a 12 year old aspiring musician, Miguel, who’s family believed their family are cursed by music and nobody should play it. Miguel insists that he would become a musician until in the Day of the Death he mysteriously enters the Land of the Dead and try to find he’s ancestors to find the reason of the believed that his family is cursed by music.

Directed by Lee Unkrich; Toy Story 3, Monster University. He directed, edited (with Steve Bloom) and also story (with Adrian Molina, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich). He’s back with an emotional touching animation after his last film as a director received Best Animated Feature at the Academy Award.

Starring young actor Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel with Golden Globe winner Gael Garcia Bernal as Hector with Benjamin Bratt as Ernesto de la Cruz, Alanna Ubach as Mama Imelda and Renée Victor as Miguel’s grandmother.
Coco opened with a thick Mexican feeling with fun and exciting environment. Full of colors; the animation has caught the audience eyes since the beginning till the end. The story just flows like the river. Since the very start the audience are meant to love all the characters.

The twists in the film will blow everybody’s mind. How the song Remember Me put at is amazing. They are able to put a beautiful story, beautiful song, beautiful visual into one animated film. Big big applaused to Lee Unkrich and all the team behind this film! This film will bring the audience to the Land of the Death where we will be shown the meaning behind Day of the Death that is celebrated every year by mostly in Latin America.

This film is perfect for both adults and kids. Every second worth the money. This film is touching and nothing you’d expected it to be. Warning: prepare a lot of tissues! And this film worth another Oscar for Lee Unkrich!

(Anna Rose)

Point: 98