Directed by:
Carlos SaldanhaCinematography:
Renato FalcãoComposer:
John PowellCast:
Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Wanda Sykes, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Carlos Saldanha (more)VOD (4)
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From the makers of the hit Ice Age series, Rio is a comedy-adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had. (official distributor synopsis)
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The film is greatly helped by the fact that it takes place in Brazil and local realities are used here. The film thus has quite an interesting setting, and the colorful atmosphere definitely suits it. There are interesting characters, though I didn't expect that we would return to them. Well, I am quite worried about the second part.
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In places Rioloses pace and some of the supporting characters are pretty annoying. However, parrots Eisenberg and Hathaway are a feat of great casting. You can hear that nerd in Blu a mile off. But the story is run-of-the-mill and has no surprises; at least Powell went to town a bit with the music.
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Nice and colorful film with excellent animation and music. The individual characters (at least the bird ones) are very cute and likeable. The plot is not great, but the scenes of beautiful Rio de Janeiro kind of makes up for it. The original carnival scenes are a feast for the eyes. There is a little romance at the end... nice, even if not entirely exceptional. 3.5 stars.
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A very nicely made cartoon about nothing. Well, not exactly, of course. It's about something, but it's so unimaginative and seen a thousand times that it can make you sick. Cliché, cliché, cliché. It needed more humor, less annoyance from both the bird and human characters (I understood why the main feathered hero was dubbed by Jesse Eisenberg - yes, I disliked him very much at times), fewer scenes like the one at the bird disco and more of those cutely wicked thieving monkeys. I give Rio an ordinary three (slightly weaker) stars, and it can be thankful for them.
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