A beautifully animated heartfelt treat

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2016)

The best (but not my favourite) Pixar release, UP made everyone cry in its first fifteen minutes with the magical 'married life' track guiding us through the life of Carl and his wife Ellie. Doug is a perfect comic relief character and a huge improvement on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' Steve, a film which came out the same year. But the stark contrast between the full of life boy scout Russell and the old, deteriorating Carl which makes the movie so rewarding. The surprise villain Charles Muntz is also very good. The score is the highlight though, with swooping pianos and violins Michael Giachinno made us cry, laugh and cheer at the best Pixar score to date. Though not my favourite Pixar flick I believe that technically and story-based it's the best. 10/10