“Rio 2” is not what I would call Amazon prime, but it’s got enough silly songs and daffy critters to keep the little ones happy. Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), a rare blue macaw from Minnesota, reckons, “I’m ...

A rather misleading title is just one reason to be slightly suspicious of “Rio 2” an eye-popping, ear-tickling animated sequel that labors to fold a cheeky family sitcom, an earnest environmental ...

There are a couple ways to make a sequel. The “Hangover” school of thought, for example, dictates that all successors lazily follow the same formula, with only the minutest of variations. The “G.I.

Animated comedy. Starring the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez and Leslie Mann. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. (PG. 101 minutes.) The makers of "Rio" really backed themselves in ...

The best kids’ movies awaken a childlike sense of awe and wonder in us all. The not-so-great ones prompt a childlike sense of fidgeting, as you start squirming around in your seat and wondering if ...

Our favorite "Rio" characters are back! Actors Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway return as the voices of blue macaws, Blu and Jewel, who leave the city for the Amazon rainforest in "Rio 2." As the ...

A vivid and delightful animated spectacle, "Rio 2" is chock-full of colorful 3-D wonder and jubilant musical numbers set against a tale of family dynamics and environmental dilemmas. The sequel opens ...

Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, “Rio 2” is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters. But not too much music. Yes, the musical numbers reach saturation levels, ...

It feels like just yesterday, a pair of animated Blue Macaws named Blu and Jewel swung into theaters worldwide to earn the affection of audiences and critics alike in Blue Sky Studios’ Rio. But now ...

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