Coco reviewed by Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode reviews Coco. Miguel wants to break free of his family’s ban on music and become a famous singer, like his hero Ernesto de la Cruz. When he finds himself in the land of the dead, he sees a chance to get his family’s blessing - even if it’s from a great-great-grandfather who’s been dead for years.
Please tell us what you think of the film -- or Mark’s review of the film - below. We love to include your views on the show every Friday.
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[@TheDreamerExtreme]

If you don't cry from the ending, you're made of stone

[@Alpine_Joe]

TheDreamerExtreme - I’m just back from seeing it and I DEFINITELY wasn’t crying. Why would I be crying ? At 55 I’m far too cynical for that. It was just a bit of grit in my eye ... that’s all.

[@aarongutierrez7705]

TheDreamerExtreme I cried, but I still think this is just a really good Pixar movie, but not great

[@nelumbonucifera7537]

Mark's Freudian slip : "choosing music over film"

[@Jesse3beards]

Nelumbo Nucifera Yup, a little oopsie. For those confused, he meant to say «chose music over family»

[@billyrudling9159]

I thought that was quite funny also

[@zebedeelps]

"I think they hit a real home run with this." Mark made a sports reference, and it was appropriate? Strange days.

[@Luvie1980]

Everyone I have talked to loves this movie

[@sinbad656]

Watched this with my 6 year old. He had a meltdown for about 4 hours afterwards over our dog that had died.

[@MGustave]

I cried at the end of this film, absolutamente increíble.

[@rtdl2]

Took the kids to see it last weekend. Absolutely loved it. It's the first film my son (6) has said *he* wanted to buy - usually he asks if I can buy films for him.

[@rhyslloyd3200]

I think one of the biggest regrets of my life is not seeing this film in the cinema when I could've easily gone. I love this film from the bottom of my heart. As someone who gave up music more and more as other things in my life came up the release I feel watching this film just takes me to another realm, very much like in the film. Also, it's even better in Spanish.

[@OrangePony75]

It is! Even if there are still some tiny problems a mexican can cherry pick. For instance: a) you never refer to an idol just for his/her family name but their full name (it’s never “Infante” or “De la Cruz”, but “Pedro Infante” or “Ernesto de la Cruz”), and b) the addressing of “Don” is misused and mistranslated from Italian costume in using it to the family name; in México you use it on the first name (it’s never “don Hidalgo” but “el señor Hidalgo”, or maybe “don Juan Hidalgo”). But as I say, I’m cherry picking. Oh, and in México the final credits song is a mariachi version and it was SO much more emotional :’)

[@rhyslloyd3200]

@@OrangePony75 the general release should've been in Spanish. It's a better version agreed.

[@Gnator8t4]

Saw it Saturday, possibly my favourite thing from Pixar since Up. Beautiful animation, loveable characters and as someone who doesn't typically cry at movies, this NEARLY got me. Well worth checking out! :)

[@electricmastro]

Did you feel that way about Inside Out?

[@Gnator8t4]

I have to be honest, I liked Inside Out, but I didn't love it quite like everyone else seems to :/

[@LLydarth]

Gnator8t4 I can count films that have made me cry as an adult on my fingers. This and Up are among them.

[@51gan788]

I cried furiously at the end of this film

[@TenaciousDealer]

Movie destroyed me, my mother lost her father after a long period with dementia and the way they portrayed it in this film is so realistic. Those few lucid moments meant so much in the end and the last few scenes in this movie I just couldn't stop crying. Beautiful film.

[@LazarusDangerfield]

Saw this over Xmas (I live in the Netherlands) and IT GOT VERY DUSTY IN THE CINEMA towards the end... is all I'm saying!

[@glyph2011]

Loved the fast show reference at the end!

[@Alpine_Joe]

I bought Book of Life with my own hard-earned. I'm here to tell you that it couldn't hold a candle to Coco.

[@Reverend1138]

When the song started at 5.20 it looked like the end of a film where two DJs had fallen out of love with each other and were contemplating what went wrong.

[@MontyDatta]

Honestly my favorite film of 2017 and I'm usually not a big fan of these DInsey movies. I was shocked how much I felt this and it made be frickin cry 2 damn times.

[@katashworth41]

I’ve not even seen the film, but Remember Me breaks my heart every time

[@bluesjazznotes9436]

Another solid animation from Pixar.

[@webmart70]

Great film very sad!!

[@nifralo2752]

I heard there are a lot of Mexican historical and pop culture references that go over most non-Mexcicans.

[@babyshambler]

Just watched it and thought it was excellent. Beautiful to look at and a great central message about the importance of family. 8/10.

[@beatsone]

Love this film.

[@BluRayMan12]

AMAZING film (a few nitpicks aside.) Pixar's best since Inside Out and really only the second Pixar 2010's film (after IO) to compete with the best of Pixar's pre 2010's work ( I say that as a die hard Pixar fan.) Go and see it NOW.

[@guysimchony309]

BluRayMan12 Honestly a Cars 3 and a Finding Dory are worth it if we get a Coco or an Inside Out every other year.

[@Seth_M-T]

I agree that Inside Out and Coco are the two standout Pixar films from the 2010's!

[@Edaphosaurus]

Mark still manages to mention Guillermo del Toro! Take a shot!

[@ikercompeanleroux1315]

Mark, it was directed by Lee Unkrinch AND Adrián Molina.

[@edcase1977]

Now new strawberry flavour Squeezy Cheezy Peas!

[@Mattkayina]

just a fun wholesome feel good movie this. enjoyed It

[@AnimeOtakuDesuu]

The twist was a little predictable imo but the ending bit still destroyed me I was a mess :(

[@SidV101]

I like how it wasn’t just one moment designed to destroy you ala Up and Inside Out, but a series of super emotionally resonant moments

[@eoinbrennan3949]

Ending destroyed me too bro

[@pbuk9654]

Book of Life really has a beautiful animation style. I really recommend it and encourage you all to at least check the trailer out since you are already on KZbin.

[@Alpine_Joe]

Watched it last night. It was OK (very shouty) but wasn't a patch on Coco.

[@ilyasasilgaly2744]

Wasn't Coco released like 2 months ago?

[@mccreeeads]

not in the UK matey :-(

[@coreyjames9560]

Ilyas Asilgaly In the UK where I'm from it only came out on 19th January.

[@JeyeNooks]

Anyone else think the set up sounds a bit like Holes?

[@jerryvaldez4573]

Please dont compare Book of Life with CoCo. CoCo started b4 Book of Life was made.

[@joshdaly7599]

I thought it was delightful, even though it does recycle a lot of Pixar story beats like surprise heel turns. I actually felt like Coco was a mix of Footloose and Brave with some Up sprinkled in and that's because that's what Coco essentially is.

[@Mysterave]

Mmmm squeezy cheesy peas.

[@KSRugby]

not quite on the same level as Toy Story or Inside Out but it's certainly up there with some of Pixar's most brilliant works. Pixar strike again in being the masters of making movies that can speak to all ages on some level.

[@brianyule1289]

The Smoking Gnu

[@MovieBadger]

Coco - 7.5/10 It took quite a while for this film to really grab me which is rare for a Pixar film. As an ignorant Englishman I couldn't help but feel a sense of detachment from the Mexican culture that is depicted here. Luckily though, Pixar manage to make it accessible for everyone and as the story develops, the themes become more universal and relatable. A new Pixar film always brings new ideas and a new world to explore. They have a great knack of exploring their concepts and filling the screen with witty, subtle and visual gags. I didn't feel the same sense of fun and play with the Land of the Dead. There were some great ideas and it was visually stunning, but i didn't feel like they explored it to its full potential. Pixar films usually destroy me emotionally and whilst I did get 'something' in my eye, it didn't reduce me to tears in the same way that Inside Out, Toy Story 3 and Up did. A slight disappointment by Pixars insanely high standards.

[@woodyobi]

I'm all wet and soggy

[@joewilliams3452]

Why does Mark, a man from Hendon, say words like ‘touched’ as if he was from the north?

[@nifralo2752]

Mexico's real name is the United Mexican States. That's the name on the constitution and government documents.

[@jpaxonreyes]

And the US's real name is Estados Unidos de América.

[@CalebRichardsChannel]

Nice Book of Life review

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

Good movie. Well made But it doesn't deserve the Oscar. Lego Batman must take it, and Best Original Song

[@coreyjames9560]

Richie 1138 They're excellent films but Coco will take the Oscar mainly because the Academy adore Pixar movies not all of them but certainly most of them.

[@silentsaturn7604]

Lego Batman was nowhere near as good.

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

Much better than the other nominees. Boss Baby & Ferdinand? Really?

[@arlosteiner8382]

Really underwhelmed by this one along with Zootopia and Good Dinosaur even Moana was just okay. Hoping they nail the next one

[@rageagainstmyhatchet]

Arlo Steiner zootopia was one of the most poignant political movies I've seen in years... that it was a kid's animation about a "Wiley Fox" and a "lovable bunny" only adds to the credit... Not a perfect film, but definitely a winner

[@arlosteiner8382]

Rage of the Turnip just didn't work for me way too much of a Dreamworks vibe

[@rageagainstmyhatchet]

Very understandable... It wasn't tonally great - But I applaud the efforts

[@silentsaturn7604]

If you don't like Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks you might not be one for cg animated films.

[@arlosteiner8382]

SilentSaturn Dreamworks, Illumination and Blue Sky are terrible in their field it's realistically only Pixar at this point. My problem is since Inside Out they've taken the attitude of the others where loud and bright replaced actual writing

[@DOGBRO2]

So I watched Coco with sky-high expectations. I found it to be a visually engaging, occasionally funny but ultimately forgettable spectacle that left no lasting impression aside from a lingering sense that I was missing something. Rewatching it today I realized what. All story is thoroughly nonsensical with major plotholes, pointless plot-twists and contrived conflicts that could be easily resolved if any of the characters acted with any consistency. It's also loses itself in the final and, like Up, relies to much of an evil-for-no-purpose-other-than-being-evil villain nor does it ever explain why Hector, the second lead, left is family to begin with which is the entire point of the story.

[@jpaxonreyes]

What? The villain wasn't evil for no reason. He had to prevent Miguel from returning because his secret was exposed. De la Cruz didn't want to risk the truth getting out that he killed his partner and stole the songs from him.