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  1. Luca (2021)

    91% Tomatometer 303 Reviews 85% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar's original feature film "Luca" is a coming-of-age story about ...

  2. Luca movie review & film summary (2021)

    Luca. Pixar's "Luca," an Italian-set animated fairy tale concerning two young sea monsters exploring an unknown human world, offers the studio's hallmark visual splendor, yet fails to venture outside of safe waters. After story artist credits on big-time Pixar titles like " Ratatouille " and " Coco ," "Luca" serves as Enrico ...

  3. Luca Movie Review

    Luca Movie Review. 1:04 Luca Official trailer. Luca. Community Reviews. See all. Parents say (64) Kids say (121) age 6+ Based on 64 parent reviews . Geek4Life Parent of 5 and 7-year-old. January 7, 2022 age 6+ First Pixar Disappointment I was shocked. The lessons from this movie: Do not listen to your parents.

  4. Pixar's 'Luca': Film Review

    Pixar's 'Luca': Film Review. An amphibious young sea creature spends a memorable summer on land in an Italian Riviera village in this coming-of-age story about friendship and acceptance ...

  5. 'Luca' Review: Calamari by Your Name

    Alberto (left, voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) and Luca (Jacob Tremblay) are sea monsters who seek adventures on dry land in "Luca," the new Pixar movie. Disney/Pixar. By A.O. Scott. June 17 ...

  6. Luca

    Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2022. Luca is Pixar at its most emotionally powerful, returning to the resonant storytelling that made the studio such a success to begin with and ...

  7. Pixar's Luca Review

    Director Enrico Casarosa's debut feature-length Pixar film Luca is an enjoyable, sun-drenched summer flick about adolescence and independence. Its serene animation style defies Pixar's typical ...

  8. 'Luca' review: Funny and enchanting

    Review: 'Luca' is Pixar, Italian style — and one of the studio's loveliest movies in years. Luca (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) in a scene from the Pixar movie "Luca ...

  9. Luca review: Pixar film is a sweet Italian passport

    Movies; Movie Reviews; Luca review: Pixar film is a sweet Italian passport. By. Leah Greenblatt. Leah Greenblatt. Leah Greenblatt is the former critic at large for movies, books, music, and ...

  10. Luca

    Luca was a very cute, sweet, and funny movie with a very cool nostalgic feeling. The animation was exceptional; very visually beautiful and stunning, the water especially was just gorgeous and so well done. ... We recap the just-concluded festival with a list of award winners and review summaries for dozens of films making their world premieres ...

  11. Luca (2021)

    Luca: Directed by Enrico Casarosa. With Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo. On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.

  12. Luca Review: Pixar's Refreshing Summer Treat Channels Studio Ghibli

    The shortest Pixar movie since "Toy Story," and one of the few that manages to keep its high-concept premise anchored to a simple human scale, Enrico Casarosa's "Luca" is effectively the ...

  13. 'Luca' Review: Sweet And Simple Is The Best Recipe In Pixar's ...

    The layered dynamics and pure, honest emotions underneath Luca 's simple coming-of-age story are what elevate the film to one of Pixar's best — and an example of what animation can be if they ...

  14. Luca Review

    A strange hybrid of Italian neorealism and fish-based fantasy, Luca is beautiful to behold but plays it too safe to make a real impact. Still, great CG linguine. Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan ...

  15. Luca review: Pixar's new movie is understated brilliance

    In Luca, the magic is in the tiny details that flesh out the human world. The undersea setting is gorgeous, certainly, but the seaside town of Portorosso is what really shines. Through Luca and ...

  16. Luca movie review: Drift away with Pixar's sun-drenched Disney Plus

    Luca is a swooning shot of summer sun in animated form, and perfect for lazing round remembering better days. New Movies Coming in 2023 From Marvel, Netflix, DC and More +44 More

  17. Luca First Reviews: Decidedly Small-Scale Pixar, but a Triumph

    It's been a while since they've done anything visually distinct and felt vastly different from the rest of their fare. Thankfully, Luca is that breath of fresh air. - Rendy Jones, Rendy Reviews. Pixar's Luca is proof once again that cartoon movies keep getting better and better with the technology. - Christie Cronan, Raising Whasians

  18. Review: Pixar's Luca Is a Literal Fish Out of Water Fantasy

    A review of Pixar and Disney's new animated film "Luca," which follows two sea monsters as they try to blend in with the human world in a fictional Italian coastal town. Though charming and ...

  19. Luca

    Movie Review. There's something human-y about Luca Paguro. Oh, sure, there's something fishy about him, too. But that only stands to reason, given his scales and fins and whatnot. Where Luca comes from—somewhere in the briny deep near Italy—that's positively normal.

  20. Luca Review: Pixar's Animation Brings A Lot Of Heart & Adventure To Its

    Pixar's Luca joins Soul in heading straight to streaming on Disney+. Unlike Cruella, Mulan, and Raya and the Last Dragon, which all got the Premier Access option, the latest Pixar animation will be available to stream without an additional fee.Luca, directed by Enrico Casarosa from a screenplay by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones, is heartwarming, beautifully told, and would have been well worth ...

  21. Luca: Why The Movie's Reviews Are So Positive

    Everybody loves Luca - and here's why. When Pixar announced a multi-year drive toward original stories in 2019, they would've expected to draw fresh audiences into movie theaters and potentially generate new franchises to replace classics such as Toy Story and Cars.Unfortunately, COVID-19 has scuppered those plans. Onward was affected by theater closures, while Soul released exclusively on the ...

  22. Luca Movie Review for Parents

    Luca Rating & Content Info . Why is Luca rated PG? Luca is rated PG by the MPAA for rude humor, language, some thematic elements and brief violence . Violence: There are frequent scenes of peril involving sea monsters and humans with harpoons.There are several scenes involving fistfights with pushing and shoving included. A boy mentions the possible death of a lost fish.

  23. Luca Movie Review & Summary: A Pleasant Little Tale Of Friendship

    Luca Movie Critical Reception Luca stands at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes with the Consensus being, "Slight but suffused with infectious joy, the beguiling Luca proves Pixar can play it safe while still charming audiences of all ages." It has a Metascore of 71. The Movie Culture Synopsis. Luca is Pixar going light and hearty at the same time.

  24. It's official: Pixar's Luca is canonically gay

    Kenna Jean Harris, the lead story artist for Luca and the writer-director of its short-film sequel Ciao, Alberto, took to their Instagram stories to share the romantic version of Luca that could ...

  25. Inside Out 2 Made Me More Frustrated With Pixar's Lacking LGBTQ+

    When Pixar announced that its next film would be yet another sequel, I was skeptical. Even though 2015's Inside Out is one of Pixar's best movies, I wasn't sure it needed a follow-up, especially given the studios' hit-or-miss track record with franchises.Fortunately, the sequel to the Oscar-winning, $858.8 million box office hit is really good. Not only does Inside Out 2 boast impressively ...