Rio (2011)

Cute. Playful.Colorful. All with brief glimpses of what life for some is like in Rio.  Not overly preachy.  Great Carnaval animation.

All that said, I have the same complaint here which I have with other animated films set in other countries.  Why didn't they use more local talent?  Are the Hollywood suits convinced that people paid to see this movie because of the voice talents on Anne Hathaway and Will.I.Am?  A native New Yorker and Angelino playing Brazilian birds didn't feel right to me.  However, I totally bought Jesse Eisenberg, another New Yorker, as the bird-napped blue parrot. Go figure.

This music is fairly authentic, and there is something here for all ages.

Watch this movie with someone who loves to dance.