Synopsis
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.
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Cast
- Jesse EisenbergBlu (voice)
- Anne HathawayJewel (voice)
- Leslie MannLinda (voice)
- Jane LynchAlice / Goose (voice)
- Will.i.amPedro (voice)
- George LopezRafael (voice)
- Wanda SykesChloe / Goose (voice)
- Jamie FoxxNico (voice)
- Rodrigo SantoroTulio (voice)
- Jemaine ClementNigel (voice)
- 100
Tampa Bay Times
Bursting with color and rippling with samba rhythms, Rio makes you wonder why animated films haven't spent more time in Brazil. - 90
Boxoffice Magazine
Rio is the biggest and brightest animated triumph since "Toy Story 3." - 88
Orlando Sentinel
Comical, colorful, wonderfully cast and beautifully animated. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Voice work across the board is top-notch, with the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and Jamie Foxx adding sass to their smooth-talking bird buddies, and comic George Lopez solid as a party-loving toucan named Rafael. - 70
Variety
Like its flight-challenged parrot protagonist, Rio takes a while to get off the ground but manages to soar by the end. - 63
ReelViews
The only thing surprising about this lackluster animated production is that it attracted an A-list voice cast. - 60
Empire
Okay, so it's not exactly a groundbreaking advance from the team behind "Ice Age," but with its kaleidoscope of colour and heaps of humour, you'll be charmed. - 50
Village Voice
Too timid to be either inspired or outrageously inept, Rio is merely a bird of a familiar feather.