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Vivo

2021

Kirk DeMicco, Brandon Jeffords

Animation, Voice: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ynairaly Simo, Zoe Saldana ...

6.1

1,619

Animation. Musical. Comedy The film tells the story of a capuchin monkey who travels from Cuba to Miami to become a star of the stage.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Vivo' is strategically contrived to hit audiences’ pleasure spots (...) Plus, the songs build on one another, hooking in your head and snowballing as the movie develops"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A sweet and colourful musical adventure that isn’t quite sweet and colourful enough, coasting on simple pleasures that fade as soon as the music stops (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"It boasts gorgeous, eye-popping visuals (...) All that mayhem is certainly lively, but the film’s real pleasures stem from its touching storyline and Miranda’s terrific songs encompassing Latin rhythms"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[It] starts on a high note before losing its rhythm (...) That schematic, box-checking energy — always manic, seldom funny — prevents 'Vivo' from living up to the emotional dynamism of its best songs"	NEU
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"With sharp direction by Kiki DeMicco [and Brandon Jeffords] (...) the gorgeously animated film is largely CGI but peppered with visually stunning standard 2D animation for some musical sequences"	POS
United States	Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"It’s good, but not good enough. The same is true of the story, and of the songs (...) There’s an extra step or two the film could have taken to reach the high notes, instead of sticking in a comfort zone."	NEU
United States	Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media	"This upbeat but poignant animated musical benefits from Miranda's signature genre-blending songs, an adorable main character, and Estefan's memorable voice (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	John Nugent Empire	"Music's the strong point and you never doubt that passion. The story between the songs is thin, though (...) More family-friendly than for-all-ages-friendly, this energetic musical is mostly worth [it] (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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