imaginative world, appealing characters, compelling adventure

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2018)

In Mexico, a girl's musician father leaves the family in search for fame and never returns. Her mother Imelda Rivera bans all music and goes into shoe making. The little girl grows up and becomes Miguel's senile grandmother Coco. The family follows Imelda's footsteps into shoe making and music hating. Miguel reveres late music legend Ernesto de la Cruz and secretly aspires to be a musician. When he tries to steal Ernesto's guitar, he falls into the land of the dead and reunites with his dead ancestors.
This is an imaginative world with appealing characters and a compelling adventure. It has the terrific Pixar animation. Basically, it hits all the right notes and ends with a tear jerking climax. The has been animated movies about the Day of the Dead which may be diluting some of the impact. It is nevertheless quite a fun movie for the entire family.