very colorful animation with a nice story

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2012)

I think Rio makes for a great kids film that adults will enjoy also. I also liked the fact that the animals didn't talk to the people but among themselves. There were a couple of cute songs and lots of famous people doing voice overs. The story revolves around the last 2 blue macrows, a male and female. Blu lives in Minnosote with Linda while Jewel is with an ornithologist, Tulio, in Brazil. Tulio shows up when day and tells Linda they should bring the two birds together to continue the survival of the species. Linda agrees but disaster results when the birds are kidnapped by smugglers. The rest of the movie is about the birds escaping with help from their animal friends and their owners searching also. It had a strong family feeling and ends perfectly.
FINAL VERDICT: Worth checking out.