Stunningly good animation and a unique story about the Land of the Dead and Dia de Los Muertos make this a fun family film. The Ice Cube character is totally out of place and adds nothing to it.

Cinema verite is great when you know enough about the characters to care about them. This piece was straight fly on the wall but nothing had any semblance of momentum. You could have gone to the bathroom, asked your friend what you missed and for all except once the answer would have been nothing. I much prefer films like Cutie and The Boxer or even Last Chance U which looks at things through a mix of verite and a focused storytelling lens.

This is a fun, breezy watch. The acting is great and supporting roles are welcome. However, if I stopped watching for 15 minutes and came back at any time during the movie, would I have missed anything? The entire venture is inconsequential.