Review of The Book of Life (2014) by Michael1208 — 06 Nov 2014

The film combines life and death with heavy Halloween theme, Mexican culture and folklore might look a bit weird but overall a successful animation to draw the attention of family audiences. Its complexity offers a fresh potential to be creative, but there is slight imbalance on the story development between the unnecessary slow-pace first half and the too-fast progression towards the end.

Unexpectedly, the surprising good choice and entertaining musics, colorful visual stunning feast and delightful romance are more than sufficient to make the film to be beautiful and refreshing. This joyful and crowding story about love, family, honor and friendship delivers a strong message that learning to forgive and to be yourself, love will truly live.