Colorful "Rio 2" provides more high-flying fun, this time in the Amazon
"Rio 2" is the sequel to the 2011 hit animated movie "Rio" and it provides more familiar, bright fun for the kiddoes and their families. It's a jungle out there for Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three kids after they're hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel (Jermaine Clement), and meets the most fearsome adversary of all - his father-in-law (Andy Garcia). Directed by Carlos Saldanha, who directed the first "Rio," "Rio 2" is pleasant, enjoyable fun for the young set, and peppered with some humorous songs. The visuals and animated are as vibrant and clean as the first film, but the rambling script isn't exactly revelatory, providing similar plotting as the first, including the villain, though Clement is fun as the evil Cockatoo, as is his sidekick, a poison dart frog named Gabi played with sheer delight by Kristin Chenowith, whose familiar pipes are heard singing a couple of the songs. "Rio 2" goes on a little too long and its middle act seems padded with unnecessary filler, but the kids shouldn't mind, with its last act picking up to a more energetic "save the environment" type of climax. If you saw and enjoyed "Rio," then you will enjoy this charming sequel, even if it doesn't expound on that film much.
Wes's Grade: B-
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