Rio

United States

2011

96 Min

Color

2.35:1

English

Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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PROD Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin

SCR Carlos Saldanha, Don Rhymer

CAST Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann, Jake T. Austin, Karen Disher, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, will.i.am, George Lopez, Sergio Mendes

MUSIC John Powell

Synopsis

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.

Director

Carlos Saldanha (born July 20, 1968) is a Brazilian director of animated films. He was the director of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Rio (2011), and the co-director of Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005). Saldanha was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He left his hometown in 1991 to follow his artistic instinct and passion for animation. With a background in computer science and a natural artistic sensibility, he found New York City the perfect locale to merge these skills and become an animator. He attended the MFA program at New York’s School of Visual Arts, where he graduated with honors in 1993, after completing two animated shorts, The Adventures of Korky, the Corkscrew (1992) and Time For Love (1993). The shorts have been screened at animation festivals around the world. At SVA, Saldanha met Chris Wedge, one of the cofounders of Blue Sky Studios, who invited him to join their growing team of artists. —Wikipedia

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Erik Gregersen

17Apr12

Even though it is animation, I like the local color of "Rio De Janiero." Jesse Eisenberg, deprived of his physical form, seems to have compensated by putting extra dweebiness into his voice.

Arthur Freitas

25Mar12

Não supera os imbatíveis filmes da Pixar, mas a Blue Sky está aprendendo com os mestres a criar histórias cativantes em visuais magníficos.

msmichel

7Feb12

Light family entertainment and nothing more. Jesse Eisengerg's 'Blu' and Leslie Mann's "Linda" both well voice cast with pretty much underwhelming performances from the rest especially Anne Hathaway. Blu Sky's animation program outside the ice age franchise has yet to impress. Good for the little ones perhaps in its bright colours and music but would be a chore to watch a second time.

The Forbidden Douchebag

21Jan12

Carlos Saldanha must have been etching to do this one for years before it was made, I dunno if it's true or not, but I wonder how he feels to see that "Rio" has the looks as if it was mandated and monkey wrenched by studio executives. Visually and animation wise, it's incredible. Creative wise, it's a disappointment.

Con-Bot 2.0

22Jan12

Well, you have to admit, it IS better than Blue Sky's Robots.
The Forbidden Douchebag

22Jan12

You might be dumfounded when I say this, but I liked "Robots".
Con-Bot 2.0

22Jan12

I kind of like "Robots" myself, but when you think about it, the story for it was even more generic than "Rio" and the humor in it was comprised mostly of pop-culture references and butt/fart jokes. I can't recall any scenes like that in "Rio".
The Forbidden Douchebag

27Jan12

"Robots" I can give slack as to being the second film in Blue Sky's resume. Nobody can be great the second time out. "Rio" was the third original film after years of "Ice Age" spin-offs and sequels and a Dr. Seuss adaptation, and intial previews gave me strong hope for it. Like I said, animation wise it's fantastic and like with recent Blue Sky movies it's wonderful 2D animation translated amazingly in 3D. It's the story and the character explorations that's godawful. Way too many supporting characters outshine and waste time for what should have been the primary focuses. And the story is as predictable and manipulated as it is.
Con-Bot 2.0

27Jan12

I agree that some of the supporting characters (especially the "hip" Will.i.am and Jamie Foxx birds) were completely pointless and had little personality and the story was predictable to the bone, but everything else about it was great! Blu was actually very funny and likable, the songs and music were just stunning and, as you said, the animation was beyond incredible, to the point of being some of the best CG animation I've seen in a long time! So, yeah, you have your opinion, I have mine, I guess you can't please everyone. Also, when you say that nobody can be great the second time around...A Bug's Life was Pixar's second feature, The Prince Of Egypt was Dreamwork's second feature and Surfs Up was Sony's second feature (which I KNOW you hated, so don't bother going on a big rant about how I'm wrong).