At this year's Sundance Film Festival, only two films were selected in the Family Matinee category. One was an upcoming movie from Disney Out of My MindThe other is an independent animated film by Disney animation veteran Christopher Jenkins. 10 live. Disney He has risen through the ranks as an animation effects artist and supervisor on classic works such as: little mermaidBeauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, 10 live This is Jenkins' second directorial work following 2018. duck duck goosealso from GFM Animation.
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Beckett (voiced by comedian Mo Gilligan) is a spoiled cat who loves living with her owner Rose (voiced by Simone Ashley). little mermaid), a behavioral scientist obsessed with saving bees. Rose's ex-boyfriend Larry (Dylan Llewellyn, pistol) appears, but Beckett has no desire to share the life she has built with Rose. However, in Beckett's quest to get rid of Larry, he accidentally uses up all nine of Cat's lives, setting off an unexpected chain of events that results in him returning to Earth in ten new forms. .
Rose's life's work is thwarted by her evil boss, Dr. Craven (Bill Nighy). Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest), and his two henchmen, Kirk and Cameron (Zayn Malik in his voice acting debut), give Beckett some unfinished business. 10 live It's a comedy first and foremost. Some of the film's cleverest gags come from Beckett's repeated visits to her DMV in Heaven, run by a mysterious woman named Grace (Sophie Okonedo). christopher robin). Since Beckett is a pet with unfinished business, she is offered the opportunity to receive an additional 10 of her lives, but with the caveat that she will return as a different type of animal each time she travels. The film's opening begins at the beginning of the third act, with the protagonist and narrator first appearing as horses breaking the fourth wall, followed by a flashback of all the events leading up to it.
What I remember well is dog purpose and the secret life of pets During the screening, 10 live It feels like a fusion of these two movies. That's not to say there isn't much originality here, though, and the film ends in a really satisfying way. However, the villain feels more like an evil specter. baymax, featuring an army of robotic drone bees. And for the most part, the plot loses momentum in the second act, which exists mostly for gags, as Beckett appears as various creatures.
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independent budget 10 live It's mainly felt through the quality of the animation. The world is as textured as a computer-animated kindergarten series, and becomes very unappealing when Beckett is turned into a very small creature. Some of the character rigs feel less polished than they should be. This is probably the result of only a very short amount of time being used in each incarnation. And the world is often static, with an overabundance of floating particles of light to try to compensate for the deadness it sometimes feels.
10 live It's not destined to become a classic like the films that Christopher Jenkins worked so hard on, but it's an overall fun movie for adults as well, and kids who love animals will love it. The film touches on the importance of savoring life, as opposed to a fairly sunny view of death, similar to how Pixar treated the afterlife in its films. soul. And best of all, viewers will enjoy her four original narrative songs written by Zayn: “Love You,” “See Me,” “Happy Tonight,” and “Karma Knows.”
i give 10 live The elevator to Heaven's DMV stops at 3 out of 5 Starbucks.
