Vivo
A monkey heads on a dangerous journey from Havana to Miami to fulfil his musical destiny in this animated adventure based on a songbook by Moana's Lin-Manuel Miranda. Oscar nominee Kirk De Micco (The Croods) directs.
2021Rating: TBC95 minsUSASony Pictures Animation
AdventureAnimatedComedyBlockbuster
- Director:
- Kirk De Micco ('The Croods', 'Space Chimps')Brandon Jeffords (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
- Cast:
- Paloma MoralesLin-Manuel MirandaYnairaly SimoZoe SaldanaJuan de Marcos GonzálezMichael RookerBrian Tyree HenryGloria Estefan
Vivo / Reviews
The Guardian
A pleasant enough musical that feels like a patchwork of better kids’ films...
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It’s Miranda’s Latin-centred music that gives the project much of its personality...
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Hollywood Reporter
The joyous musical numbers and sentimental but never treacly tale at its centre are what make Vivo such a winning effort.
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Empire Magazine
In a musical about music as much as anything, it makes sense that music is the strong point... The story between the songs is thin, though...
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Independent
If the pure joy of Vivo is anything to go by, Miranda’s hardly outstayed his welcome.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Not every movie has to turn into an action film, and if the idea is you have to keep the kiddies entertained, hey, maybe trust them a little more. They can probably handle a tender musical-comedy-drama just fine without it.
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Entertainment Weekly
Lin-Manuel Miranda's rapping kinkajou movie could use a little less rapping kinkajou.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the script’s efforts to turn the plot into a pacey race against time, it’s not the most gripping narrative.
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Chicago Sun-Times
How can anybody possibly resist Lin-Manuel Miranda as a kinkajou with a tiny hat?
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The New York Times
(Vivo) may have an uneven story, but the movie’s stellar songs, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, reflect the artist at his best.
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Los Angeles Times
Vivo takes off with a cute kinkajou, some good music and some interesting visuals, but ultimately doesn’t stick the landing.
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Stuff
(Miranda lifts) what might otherwise have been a fairly forgettable animated adventure.
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RogerEbert.com
What begins in lively and vibrant fashion as the title would suggest gets bogged down in a literal and figurative swamp
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New York Post
Vivo is a heartfelt piece with catchy songs... Sure it could do with a touch more depth, but in the kids movie genre, you could do a lot worse.
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