Carlos Castañeda

Beautiful animation, but deserving of a better plot with more character development, especially backstory and explanation of sudden changes in the villain. It has a good number of well-written songs, but nothing catchy enough to stay in your mind afterwards. That's my take. Overall: pleasant but forgettable.

I'm confused about the hate against this film. There were one or two things that could be excluded but I enjoyed it overall and it really didn't feel preachy. Not Winter Soldier/Infinity War level, but I'd put it just below AntMan 1.

Fantastic movie. It's funny with plenty of cool action scenes, and has a great message about trust overcoming suspicion and rational fear, a very timely message, and in that way it reminds me of Zootopia. It has fun leading characters and I thought it was very appropriate that the true main antagonist is human fear itself. Its presentation of the diverse Thai culture is also endearing and appreciated, not to mention informative to those unfamiliar with it. Disney Animation has made up for the total dumpster fire that was the Mulan remake last year.

This was great. At the end, it reminded me of the movie "Clue." This movie certainly merits the description, "whodunit," but it's such a special twist on the genre since [PARTIAL SPOILER ALERT IN THIS NEXT SENTENCE] they reveal the who and the supposed how in the first third of the film. It's still quite a fun ride afterward. There are many talented actors in this ensemble cast, and though most were necessarily underutilized due to appropriately focusing the narrative on the reluctant protagonist and dogged detective/P.I., I'm glad to have seen them. There are some "politics" that appear in this film but that does not drive the narrative and is more so meant to be a reflection of current events and serve as a second layer of complexity beyond the obvious me-versus-the-family dynamic that presents itself halfway through the film. In short, if your blood is stirred by certain hot-button issues, take the brief references (not even really discussions) to them in stride and keep enjoying the film.