Review of Luca (2021) by Notmyfallout — 19 Jun 2021

I think Luca was absolutely fantastic.

The film features a relatively simple story of friendship, grounded by the overarching narrative of humans vs sea monsters. From beginning to end, the pacing felt right, the music was on point, the comedy shined through the films writing. It was everything I wanted it to be. Luca is set in the Italian Riviera and features jaw-dropping animation throughout its runtime (as we have come to expect from Pixar). The adventure sets off in the world of the sea monsters where we are introduced to Luca and his family. From this moment forward I was hooked. This film has a lot of heart. From the first minute of watching, I was grinning ear to ear. You could argue that this plot has been done to death but I feel like this was a fresh take.

This really was a love letter to Italy, and it feels like one of Pixar's movies that I will keep coming back to.