There are moments of glory, or at least glorious color, in Rio, an animated 3D adventure about a domesticated macaw living in Minnesota who suddenly finds himself on the loose in Rio de Janeiro. The opening, set in a Brazilian rainforest, is a floor-show extravaganza: All manner of winged creatures in unreal colors — the flaming orange of Mercurochrome, the outer-space blue of artificially colored popsicles — dip and sweep among the trees. A troupe of flying parrots execute a kaleidoscopic Busby Berkeley routine. It’s from this polychrome paradise that our macaw friend is snatched while still just a chick, eventually ending up as the happy pet of a protective little girl.
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REVIEW: Hypercolorful Rio Toes the Line Between Exhausting and Jubilant
