Turning Red

Turning Red’s funny, sweet, and empathetic portrait of cultural identity, gentle teen rebellion, and tetchy mother-daughter relations gets an extra boost from fake boy band 4*Town.

This is a movie for anyone who has experienced the turmoil Mei experiences, which is to say just about everyone.

I think it chickens out a little bit from telling [a story about puberty] to tell a more universal one... All of that is kind of fun, but slight.

Like the best Pixars, you don’t need to have a kid to see it. It’s excellent entertainment for grown-up people, too.

I suspect tweens and teens are not the real targets anyway. The film often seems squarely, deliberately, aimed at their parents instead, offering them a gentle (if busy) reminder that they were young once too.

Yes, there’s formula at work here. But who doesn’t enjoy an exquisitely manipulated cry?

Younger viewers will love the hi-jinks and colorful animation. Teens will identify themselves in its diverse and instantly lovable cast. Adults will marvel at the eloquence of its script.

In short, Turning Red is an instant classic.

Domee Shi’s direction is so unique and fun, but it can also overpower a lot of the emotions and or sentiment.

Pixar’s delightful ode to female adolescence...

The film stresses how the best way to hold on tight to a child is to loosen your grip.