Enjoyable, energetic and emotionally mature; it might even provoke a tear or two.

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2018)

Pixar have always aimed for a kind of emotional maturity not often seen in family fare and 'Coco (2018)' is no exception, with the only 'kiddy caveats' being its initial abundance of extremely on-the-nose and unnecessarily front-loaded exposition, with some genuine emotional resonance rising from the fairly typical 'finding your family' and 'lost loved-ones' themes that are here elevated through their brilliant execution. You empathise entirely with the musical Miguel at almost every moment, from finding the obtuse stubbornness of his family incredibly frustrating to coming to terms with the sacrifices he must make in order to stay with them, and even the various twists and turns are pretty original (also quite risky) even if I did cotton onto them far before they were actually revealed. It's really enjoyable and, in typical Pixar fashion but maybe more so than before, it might even provoke a tear or two. 7/10