Elemental

Name: Elemental
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: June 16, 2023
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Innocent Ekakitie, Joe Pera, Leah Liang Lewis, Mamoudou Athie

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: June 16, 2023 | PG

Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Innocent Ekakitie, Joe Pera, Leah Liang Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Mason Wertheimer, Matthew Yang King, Ronaldo Del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Summary: Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together, Elemental introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

Director: Peter Sohn

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 103 min

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Kyle Smith

Jun 16, 2023

The pair’s growing fascination for each other is as unmistakable as the beauty of their surroundings, and so a film about inanimate elements turns out to be a delightfully human love story. Read full review

The Daily Beast Allegra Frank

Jun 15, 2023

Although it doesn’t come close to reaching Nemo’s heights (very few films, animated or otherwise, can), Elemental neither needs nor tries to, mostly to its own benefit. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Jun 13, 2023

Heartfelt in tone, imaginative in scope and rendered with a seemingly endless well of aesthetic wit, the romantic-comedy is a worthy addition to the Pixar canon … until the characters start speaking. Read full review

James Mottram

May 27, 2023

A sweet-natured love story, well-intentioned, animated and acted, but lacking the depth of some of the studio’s greatest triumphs. Read full review

Empire Sophie Butcher

Jul 5, 2023

Pixar’s first out-and-out love story, Elemental is overstuffed and inconsistent — but packed with enough moving sentiment, gorgeous design and punchy voice performances to mean it still burns bright. Read full review

Matt Singer

Jun 16, 2023

The stronger element (sorry) of this story is the relationship between Bernie and Ember, and how it underscores the way the expectations of every generation winds up resting heavily on the shoulders of the next. I’m not sure using different elements as a metaphor for the immigrant experience quite works beyond its broadest strokes, but it does at least add some heft to Elemental’s scenes between father and daughter, which do build to an affecting if extremely predictable conclusion. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 9, 2023

Pixar is as entitled to a swing and a miss as any studio. But the lovely-looking miscalculation that is Elemental stands out on the CGI animation house’s resume as a rare swing-and-almost-completely-miss. Read full review

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Googa

Jun 18, 2023

I have no idea why anyone could hate this movie! It is SO good, and I LOVED it!

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Glemsvm

Aug 26, 2023

The movie elements is nice and the special effects are good. Although it is the typical cliché of not doing what your parents say and following your dreams and although the truth is enjoyable

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tarekali

Sep 10, 2023

The old magic of Pixar returns in this family delight, and I am sad this was not a bigger hit. At the heart of this amazing movie is a timeless love story, of two elementally different individuals seeing the light shining in each other and coming together against all odds. My family and IThe old magic of Pixar returns in this family delight, and I am sad this was not a bigger hit. At the heart of this amazing movie is a timeless love story, of two elementally different individuals seeing the light shining in each other and coming together against all odds. My family and I were swept away by the simple sweetness of this film. Director Peter Sohn has done well. There is also a beautiful father-daughter story interwoven into this film, and as the father of 4 princesses, I can definitely relate. The timeless lesson of letting your kids follow their dreams is retold in a beautiful way, and even more so, the critical importance of parent and child respecting each other. The animation is spectacular, I love how the various elements are represented, and how they interact with each other in various moments. The character design is spot on, and the closer you look the more details emerge. Hats off to how far Pixar animation has come. For some time I thought a 5th unifying element would emerge but that was wishful thinking. Finally, the soundtrack is a real delight, I truly appreciate the South Asian themes as my region of origin. Master composer Thomas Newman took a bold risk weaving in those elements, and it paid off. I have not enjoyed a Pixar movie this much since Coco; they need to stay true to such heartwarming story-telling and inspiring imagination.… Expand

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QuagFire101

Jun 30, 2023

Okay, come on, it's not THAT bad. It's very low stakes and I wish Disney can just make a movie ABOUT immigrants instead of an immigration allegory, but it's a fun, chill, lowkey movie that I definitely enjoyed. It's not the worst thing in the world, and there are FAR worse films from this studio.

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DoctorZack

Jun 23, 2023

It looks good? It's not what I'd call bad? I just have no idea who this movie is actually for? Pixar movies are usually geared toward kids, but this is a racial-tension rom-com... thing?

I'm more confused as to what the direction of this movie is... at all.

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

Natsu2006

Jun 24, 2023

Pésima pelicula, a pixar se le olvidó la imaginación, no tiene nada de original una copia barata de intensamente.

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

shangoat

Aug 21, 2023

This. This piece of **** This is the 4th straight attempt of depiction of 'Chinese youth rebel against family' horse**** after Shang-chi, Turning Red, American Born Chinese (basically cast reunion from Everything Everywhere All at Once) from Disney/Pixar. What made them so desperate to pushThis. This piece of **** This is the 4th straight attempt of depiction of 'Chinese youth rebel against family' horse**** after Shang-chi, Turning Red, American Born Chinese (basically cast reunion from Everything Everywhere All at Once) from Disney/Pixar. What made them so desperate to push such a disgusting agenda, I can't fathom. It's really a bad look. It's a colorful piece of **** at best. STAY AWAY.… Expand

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