Rio

Ein sehr schön gemachter Animationsfilm ohne Inhalt. Also nicht so ganz, ist ja klar. Der Film hat natürlich eine Geschichte. Sie ist aber so einfallslos und abgedroschen, dass einem davon schlecht werden kann. Klischee, Klischee, Klischee. Mehr Humor, nicht so nervige Vögel und Menschen (ich habe verstanden, warum der Originalsprecher vom gefiederten Haupthelden Jesse Eisenberg ist – ja, so unsympathisch kam er mir ab und zu vor), weniger Szenen wie z. B. die Vogeldisco und mehr von den süß verdorbenen Affendieben – das alles hätte der Film gebraucht. Rio kann froh sein, dass er von mir drei (ein bisschen schwächere) Sterne bekommt. (10.05.2011)

Like a lot of people here, Rio just didn’t do it for me. With animated films, the characters really need to grab you, and when they don’t, the whole thing falls flat. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened with Rio. I was in the mood for a good animated movie, but this one just didn’t deliver. Real shame. (16.07.2012)

In places Rioloses pace and some of the supporting characters are pretty annoying. However, parrots Eisenberg and Hathaway are a feat of great casting. You can hear that nerd in Blu a mile off. But the story is run-of-the-mill and has no surprises; at least Powell went to town a bit with the music. (26.06.2011)

Nice and colorful film with excellent animation and music. The individual characters (at least the bird ones) are very cute and likeable. The plot is not great, but the scenes of beautiful Rio de Janeiro kind of makes up for it. The original carnival scenes are a feast for the eyes. There is a little romance at the end... nice, even if not entirely exceptional. 3.5 stars. (14.08.2011)

The film is greatly helped by the fact that it takes place in Brazil and local realities are used here. The film thus has quite an interesting setting, and the colorful atmosphere definitely suits it. There are interesting characters, though I didn't expect that we would return to them. Well, I am quite worried about the second part. (21.03.2014)