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The Book Of Life
Manolo is finding a hard time agreeing to his family or following his heart, but his adventures will help him surmount the fears of his world.
21 January 1941, Madrid, Spain
15 June 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 April 1950, New York City, New York, USA
14 September 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 November 1951, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
6 August 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 05, 2015
The Mexi-centricity is novel and welcome, as is the flirtation with morbidness, but the film overall is filled with the usual trademarks of sub-Pixar animation: glib one-liners, anachronistic pop-culture references, and inspirational cliches.
October 16, 2014
The Book of Life moves breezily from one scene to the next, keeping the pace brisk and rarely skipping a beat.
October 17, 2014
Without a doubt, it is one of 2014's best animated films; a holiday delight that exuberantly bursts at the seams with irresistible cultural pride.
February 26, 2016
A colorful, joyous and buoyant lark that draws more from Mexican tradition and Greek myth than ghoulish Burton-esque kitsch.
April 27, 2016
Though visually eye-popping, where The Book of Life shines is in the unique way it presents the themes we see in all family films; the importance of family and being true to yourself.
October 05, 2016
It has humour that will appeal and the setting makes it interesting and unique for a mid-term outing.
October 17, 2014
Such a crowded, colorful, more-is-not-nearly-enough aesthetic could easily have felt garish and confusing. But for some reason, it doesn't.
March 07, 2016
Colourful and fast-moving, this animated film mines myths around the Mexican Day of the Dead to create a children's story about death.
October 17, 2014
This Mexican fiesta of animated splendor is packed with visual delights far more sunny than sinister as they burst forth as if flung from an over-packed piñata.
October 16, 2014
Whether en ingles o en espanol, The Book of Life is a delight. In an animated universe cluttered with kung-fu pandas, ice princesses and video-game heroes, Gutierrez and del Toro have conjured up an original vision.
October 21, 2014
Not dissimilar in merrily ghoulish spirit to 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', it's hugely entertaining.
November 01, 2016
It's a shame we don't have a lot more films like "The Book of Life" in theaters available to families.