Coco (2017)

Coco is the latest film in long line of (mostly) quality movies from Pixar. While recently there have been a few Pixar films that missed the mark for me, I was still excited to check this one out.

The film starts out with a young Mexican boy named Miguel who is passionate about music but belongs to a family that has forbidden him from becoming a musician. He learns pretty early on that his great-grandfather was a famous musician and of course he takes this a sign that he should pursue his dreams. Although this is a pretty basic setup and the first 20mins are nothing special, the film picks up and gets really good after that. Miguel travels to the 'Land of the Dead' in search of his famous musical relative and there are a couple fun, though predictable, little twists along the way. As with most movies from Pixar. the characters are fun and, visually, it's a beautiful film.

Overall, Coco a solid film. It's probably not going to be a lot of people's all-time favorite Pixar movie, but it is one of the better ones and did exceed my expectations. The story is strong, heartwarming, and I'm sure will leave more than a few viewers with a tear in their eye by the end. 

I give it a 4 out of 5.