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Rio (U)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy


The critical consensus

Okay, so it's not exactly a groundbreaking advance from the team behind Ice Age, but with its kaleidoscope of colour and heaps of charm, its impossible to dislike.

***(*)(*)Olly Richards, Empire Online, 04/04/2011

Bird tale looks great but visuals can’t hide the lack of a proper story.

Paul Greenwood, Evening Times, 07/04/2011

Even when the invention droops its high spirits never flag, and the leads – Eisenberg in particular – charm us all the way to the finale. No, not Pixar standard yet, but Rio will more than do for now.

****(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 08/04/2011

A bright flight of fancy that makes an hour and a half fly by. But it doesn’t really linger, suggesting the Fox-backed Blue Sky still has a way to go to rival Pixar.

***(*)(*)Neil Smith, Total Film, 07/04/2011

Rio may not be remembered, like the crazier Rango, as the most daring or out-there cartoon of the year, but it does what it does delightfully.

****(*)Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 07/04/2011

This is decent family film for the Easter holidays.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 07/04/2011

Rio's neither particularly good nor bad. It's not much of anything.

***(*)(*)Daily Record, 08/04/2011

Rio is certainly bright enough and fast enough to act as a diversion for younger children, but its sleek professionalism is also blandly predictable.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 09/04/2011

It's made with considerable affection, zest and good humour.

****(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 08/04/2011

There's nothing in Rio that will upset young viewers, and plenty that will entertain them, but the script isn't great.

Nicholas Barber, The Independent on Sunday, 10/04/2011

Children should enjoy it.

Philip French, The Observer, 10/04/2011

There’s much to enjoy in Rio’s anthropomorphic characterisations.

Demetrios Matheou, The Herald, 10/04/2011

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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