Rio

I've never heard an adult say, "I must go see that film. It has Jesse Eisenberg's voice in it." They could have spent the money on something else, like a better story.

Rio is a beautifully animated family frolic sure to keep the little ones joyfully content.

Rio is a brightly-colored, dizzying pinwheel of 3D animation in which nothing much happens. Sounds like summer is here early.

Carlos Saldanha's sincere but uninspired romp into the glossy postcard atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro is one long courtship that ultimately falls flat.

The plotting here is of the set-up-the-pins-and-knock-them-down variety, so you'll pretty much predict every grinding of the script's gears.

Expect the expected.

This is a children’s film through and through, with lots of pretty colors and butt jokes to entertain the 4-to-8-year-old range.

Rio doesn't rest its dynamic dancing impulse. [Full review in Spanish]

With Blu and Jewel chained together (like the hero and heroine of The 39 Steps), there are thrills, spills and gags galore.

This is one film that you won't necessarily regret paying the extra bucks for the extra bursts of color and animation.