Up

Adventure is out there, and in Up you’ll find it. This delight, heartfelt, movie just happens to be animated. Another tremendous achievement from Pixar Studios, Up tells the tale of two adventurous children who find each other and spend a lifetime together planning for their big escape, a trip to South America following the escapades of their favorite explorer Charles Muntz.

As man and wife, Carl and Ellie scrimp and save for their big adventure. But, in the meantime, life keeps getting in the way. Time and time again, their special vacation fund is sacrificed to provide for more practical things like home repairs and doctor bills. When Ellie eventually dies, Carl is determined to fulfill his youthful promise and sets out to fly their beloved home to Paradise Falls via balloons.

This film is romantic, funny, endearing and poignant. The voice acting by Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai is pitch perfect and renders two completely captivating characters. Even the dogs in this film have well-rounded personas. I’ll never look at a squirrel the same way again.

Up is a great film for the entire family and would even make a great date film. The romantic gesture is so grand that it would melt any woman’s heart. Buy her a balloon afterwards and you’ll be off to a great start, wink, wink!

Rating: Must See An Uplifting Adventure!