Review embargo just lifted for the new Pixar movie, Soul. It just premiered at the London Film Festival. Pretty amazing/glowing reviews so far.Rotten Tomatoes: 100% - 8 Reviews - 7.75 AverageMetacritic: 89/100 - 5 Reviews - Universal AcclaimIndiewire:Pixar’s jazzy existential celebration is one of the studio’s very best. The first entry in the Pixar canon to center on a Black character is a magical crowdpleaser that embodies the Pixar Touch.Deadline:It’s a concrete return to the Pixar of old, full of grand ideas and original execution, and a statement of intent for Docter’s steering of the Pixar ship away from endless sequels and back to inventive originals. It astounds in ways [Pixar] hasn’t quite achieved in years.Hollywood Reporter:Sublime in every sense. While the music is still ringing in my ears and the tears still drying, it may be too soon to be sure, but I think the company's latest feature lands somewhere in the top echelons [of Pixar films]. Featuring possibly the best soundtrack in a Pixar film since the first Toy Story.The Wrap:Soul is perhaps the most existentially ambitious film ever attempted by Disney and yet it pops with colorful visuals and gentle wisdom while the story clips along despite the dizzying height of the concept. Only in the final stages do the knots of plot complexity get the better of the characters, but audiences will have been well won over by then.The Telegraph:5/5. Pixar stares death in the face with warmth, wit and wonder.Empire:3/5. It’s a little Pixar-lite. It’s a gorgeous 100 minutes, but not a huge emotional journey.Screendaily:Pixar’s stunning animation doesn’t disappoint. Visually glorious, frequently very funny and genuinely profound.Plot:Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.Release Date:December 25, 2020Running Time:100 MinutesCast:Angela BassettDaveed DiggsJamie FoxxJason PaceJohn RatzenbergerRichard AyoadeTina FeyBudget:$150M+Director:Pete Docter (Monster's Inc, Up, Inside Out) via /r/movies https://ift.tt/34OBvNE
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