The Book of Life

The Book of Life, 2014. The gods of the dead wager on some mortals' lives.

Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez. Written by Gutierrez, & Douglas Langdale. Starring Diego Luna, with Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, & Kate del Castillo.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: It struggles between being an ambitiously bizarre movie, and being a by-the-book children's movie. The latter wins out, but there's enough of the former (in addition to some good gags) to keep it fun. C

GPA: 2.7/4