The Book of Life

"Death feels like the best birthday party ever in this Guillermo del Toro production, introducing kids to a vibrant world soaked in a fiesta of colour and constant creativity. It’s a ballsy move to make a family feature about the Day of the Dead, but it’s one that has led to an inspired art direction that works beautifully in motion while setting itself apart from the stock-standard Pixar/Disney/DreamWorks “look”."

"Undoubtedly stuffed with more business than its fleet, kid-friendly running time can properly handle."

"It’s hugely entertaining."

"This often beautiful and too-often moribund, if exhaustingly frenetic, feature tends to be less energetic than the dead people waltzing through it."

"Sports gorgeous, marionette-inspired character design - mucho love has gone into the matadors' bespoke jackets - and a palette so warm you feel yourself developing tanlines around your 3D specs."

"As an afternoon’s diversion for a handful of misbehaving kids... it’s authentically winning."

"Showcases some of the most breathtaking animation we've seen this decade."

"The gleefully Gothic fingerprints of Guillermo del Toro are all over this zippy excursion into Mexico's myths and legends..."

"The characters move around in a thoroughly realized universe full of imaginative and beautifully rendered detail."