Soul - 💥💥💥

Director: Pete Docter

Writers: Pete Docter, Kemp Jones and Mike Power
Release Date: 25th December 2020
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥

Most simply, Soul is a film about life and death, the latter of which protagonist, Joe – a shortcoming musician turned teacher – finds himself wrestling with after a near-death experience sends him into a land where 'souls' find their bodies. The trailer led me to believe that the breadth of Soul would take place here, where small, marshmallow-like souls frolic whilst lost souls are shunned to outer desserts, yet the film teeters between reality and fantasy throughout. Its a generally joyful ride, with inserts into Joe's mundane life being elevated by the chaotic sidekick, '22' (Tina Fey), a soul who is continually misguided in her search for a life. Too often, however, do ideas go astray, with unfocused fun being propped up by the studios vibrant animation. 

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