I enjoyed the comedy (Kate McKinnon especially is a gem) and Lily James was lovely, but ultimately emotionally unsatisfying – Jack really needed quite a few more lines in there to explain a lot of his behaviour in order to convince me more. Also a lot of unanswered questions / unclosed loops about the blackout premise.
I was referred to this movie by my sis after watching Encanto (whose plot we both agreed was lacking). We both found the plot of Coco much more satisfying, however I still feel that the climax of Coco still didn't involve as much of an "A-ha!" moment for Miguel as I would have wanted. Also, the dialogue and songs in Coco were not as innovative or entertaining as those in Encanto (but it would be unreasonable to expect such). But anyway, I still enjoyed it thoroughly and cried my eyes out at the ending scene, so two thumbs up from me.
Charming, great animation, and generous doses of humour, but I had issues with the story. The actual character arcs were very unoriginal – The Little Mermaid crossed with Finding Nemo – yet another curious kid + overprotective parents story. The 'bad guy' was forgettable, and the ending was terribly (almost offensively) oversimplified and unrealistic. But my favourite part was Luca's parents, they were hilarious.
