Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): June 18, 2021
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theredskyJun 25, 2021
Cute at the moment but ultimately forgettable. Luca is another big step in terms of visuals for Pixar. The movie looks and sounds absolutely phenomenal. This, Soul, and Coco are probably the best looking Pixar films ever. The score is reallyCute at the moment but ultimately forgettable. Luca is another big step in terms of visuals for Pixar. The movie looks and sounds absolutely phenomenal. This, Soul, and Coco are probably the best looking Pixar films ever. The score is really fun and works well with the film and the sound design is phenomenal. However, I can’t let the animation blind me to the fact that the story and characters are very subpar. Luca and Alberto have good voice actors doing a good job with the material but their character development is thin and generic for a Pixar movie. I don’t remember a whole lot about their characters other than they are fish people. All of the other characters felt one note especially the villain who is awful. The villain has absolutely no development, motivation, or interesting backstory compared to any other Pixar film and it sucks because Pixar has cranked out some fantastic villains. This story feels very generic and has very low stakes. There isn’t anything wrong with a low stakes story but it needs to have a solid story built around it and this doesn’t really have a solid story. Events just kinda happen and they form a story but there isn’t anything deeper than that. It has some good themes of acceptance and belonging but they feel one note and not explored enough. I ultimately found myself getting bored at points which usually doesn’t happen with Pixar. While Luca can excel in its visuals, music, sound design, and voice acting, it ultimately doesn’t have a lot more to offer than that. If you like Pixar then check this out but don’t expect it to be the next Ratatouille. Expand
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MethusalahJun 19, 2021
Boring and predictable. Adults were falling asleep and the kids were wandering off to do other things by the halfway point.
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Voodoo123Jul 31, 2021
+Great art style
+Decent voice cast
-Average plot
-Below average screenplay for a Pixar

Definitely enjoyed watching Luca, but really this is a C class Pixar movie at its best.
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HaskettFamilyJul 11, 2021
This is a good example of a movie that relies mostly on the nice graphics and lovely place created by the story. The story is rather uninspiring and a bit commmonplace and really wasn't too well thought out. Having seen it once I was glad IThis is a good example of a movie that relies mostly on the nice graphics and lovely place created by the story. The story is rather uninspiring and a bit commmonplace and really wasn't too well thought out. Having seen it once I was glad I didn't pay to see it, and wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. Expand
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JLuis_001Jun 26, 2021
Because of this movie, it has been mentioned that there are two Pixars.
The studio with the excellent quality that has produced incredible animated classics, and the one that hardly does enough to please the public.
But I don't see it that
Because of this movie, it has been mentioned that there are two Pixars.
The studio with the excellent quality that has produced incredible animated classics, and the one that hardly does enough to please the public.
But I don't see it that way.

I know that I have to admit that there are better movies from the studio, and there are ones that could be considered are coming from a lesser Pixar.

But are you coming to tell me that Pixar has ever made a bad movie? ****

Luca is perhaps one of their simplest stories ever, and probably their most rudimentary film since Cars 3.
This more than anything because like that trilogy, Luca is more focused on a child audience, and their true great stories are more universal.
Even so, this is a story about friendship that unfolds in a very good way, especially since it's not trying to be more than what it's showing.

I'm not fooling myself, nor do I fool people by telling them it's a great movie, far from it, but can't say it's bad either.

I know people will hardly be talking about in a few weeks, and of course it will not appear in the most prominent of its catalog, but even so, it's not a disposable option. It's more like an optional pick from their repertoire.

Pixar decided not to risk anything, and therefore we see the super basic results.
The colors and visual splendor are present and I liked them, but there's not a great story, not the same soul, nor the same enthusiasm.

Luca is content to be just competent and ordinary. Nothing else.
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6
sebastianaliJun 26, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Luca is not bad at all. The animation is excellent, the characters have their charm and the plot itself is more or less well told. What is the problem? I feel like there are things in the story that haven't been fully explored and exploited. It is said that sea monsters were always afraid of humans and that they are dangerous and that hunting sea monsters became common, however, we are never given an explanation as to why, in addition to the fact that the end of the film It seemed super forced, letting both protagonists go just for having won a race, even though they had a habit of hunting sea monsters, I feel like they should have worked that part a little better. Nor are we told much about Alberto's past. I feel like that's the main problem with the movie. Unlike other Pixar films of this style, which show us his own world with his own rules, Luca does not let us know much about this new world. I feel like having explored the past of various characters would have benefited a lot. In addition to the fact that the main villain is super generic at best, being bad just because.
I was somewhat hesitant between a 6.5 or a 7, but I think it is a 6 that it deserves.
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Mauro_LanariJun 23, 2021
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Did the debutant Casarosa direct a sort of autobiopic about his own memories of youth in Liguria, forcing Pixar a return to simplicity and to children as its primary target audience? In that case it might have been easier to
(Mauro Lanari)
Did the debutant Casarosa direct a sort of autobiopic about his own memories of youth in Liguria, forcing Pixar a return to simplicity and to children as its primary target audience? In that case it might have been easier to re-listen to Lùnapop's "50 Special" (1999).
Alternative: has Pixar produced its periodic educational and didascalic work in favor of the differents (LGBTQ+ or specifically perhaps migrants and massacres in the Mediterranean)? But the allegory is "submerged and drowned" by the exorbitant number of animated films and not made with fish as protagonists. Imagination to recycling?
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IcefyreJul 11, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was average. The concept was very interesting, but I just didn't relate to any of the characters or situations or anything. I have never lived in the sea and had to get used to living on land with another friend who is questionably emotionally unstable with father issues. I liked the big guy, the girl's dad who didn't have an arm. That's why this review is a 6, not a 0. Expand
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CarlElmoreNov 24, 2022
Great animation and sweet characters but the story itself isn't that engaging.
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