Movie Review - Arco
Studio Ghibli, this ain't.
There are definite comparisons to those Japanese films - lots of color, unique characters, whimsical set pieces - but man, this just didn't work for me.
This French film about a boy from the future who wants to be able to fly like his family, and the girl that he meets in another time is nominated for Best Animated Feature this year. It has some different flavor from the standard Pixar and Disney nominees like Elio and Zootopia 2, and it definitely has an international flair, although it has been dubbed in English by such talents as Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, and Flea (?!).
There are some interesting setpieces and ideas in this film, but I dunno - it didn't capture me. Even with its short runtime, I was ready for it to end.
Grade: C+
| Rated: | () Mild Thematic Elements | Action/Peril | A Brief Injury Image |
| Genres: | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| USA release date: | 2025-10-22 |
| Movie length: | 89 minutes |
| Starring: | Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Tresanini, Nathanaël Perrot, Alma Jodorowsky, Swann Arlaud |
| Director: | Ugo Bienvenu |
| Writer(s): | Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry |
| Language: | fr |
| Country: | US |
Plot Arco, ten years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.
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