Encanto (2021)

Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild peril

Runtime: 1 hour and 42 minutes

 

Genre: Animated, Fantasy, Musical and Family and Kids

 

Director: Jared Bush and Byron Howard

 

Writer: Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush

 

Actors: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero and Wilmer Valderrama

 

Budget: $120,000,000 to $150,000,000

 

Box Office: $261,292,688

 

Positives:

• Pretty imagery

• Fabulous location and color correction

• Interesting concept

• Fantastic songs

• Amazing shots and angles

Negatives:

• Some flashy effects were not great

• Generic family conflict towards the plot, so not very strong structure

• Family dynamics are weak

• Unexciting resolution

Overall Verdict:

Story/Genre 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (6.5)

Characters/Dialogue 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Animation/Colors 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8.5)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (3)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Music/Songs 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

Camera/Editing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

38/50 7.6/10