In which the Mister, the Monsters and Uncle Leo join me in reviewing COCO (2017), from Pixar Studios and directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell. This film, currently streaming on Disney+, tells the story of a young man named Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), an aspiring musician who is trapped with a family that has censored music for many generations, in their lives and home. Unwilling to accept this, Miguel decides he must seize his moment, words that have become a mantra especially since they were uttered by his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). He is transported to the Land of the Dead on Dia de Los Muertos and has a narrow window to make things right and get back to his home and family or be stuck in the Land of the Dead for all eternity. Along the way, he meets the charming Héctor (Gael Garcia Bernal) who turns out to be more important to Miguel's journey than he may have realized. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
Opening into music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
