Perfect timing for release which comes just after World Cup and before the IPL fever grabs the mob by its thrill. Rio is a cute-sweet-natured colorful family animation about a Macaw, with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg.
Jesse Eisenberg plays Blu, a rare blue macaw, kept as a much-loved pet in Minnesota but taken to his home territory of Rio in Brazil for breeding purposes with feisty female Jewel Anne Hathaway. Jesse lends his geeky voice full of hiccupy eagerness to the flightless Blu who got poached from his native South American rain forest and has grown up as the companion of Linda (Leslie Mann), a Minnesota bookstore owner.
Their shy romance is interrupted when they are kidnapped by criminals hoping to sell them to heartless rich folk. Despite being chained together, the two manage to escape, but are forced to take the journey home on foot since Blu has a fear of flying. Romance blossoms as the two bump into a number of feathered friends on the way, such as the mentoring Toucan, the rapping Cardinal (Will.i.am; X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and the jazz-singing Canary (Jamie Foxx; Law Abiding Citizen).
The opening musical number, featuring the exotic birds of Brazil is splashy enough to be promising. The CG animation is so colorful and personally second best to "How to train your Dragon". 'Rio' is such a delight, so much better than anything we've seen in animated form this year,
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