Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
- Released: 2020-12-25
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Family, Music
- Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashād, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, Angela Bassett, Cora Champommier, Margo Hall, Daveed Diggs, Rhodessa Jones, Wes Studi, Sakina Jaffrey, Fortune Feimster, Calum Grant, Laura Mooney, Peggy Flood, Zenobia Shroff, June Squibb, Ochuwa Oghie, Jeannie Tirado, Cathy Cavadini, Dorian Lockett, Doris Burke, Ronnie del Carmen, Esther K. Chae, Élisapie, Marcus Shelby
- Director: Pete Docter
Comments
- kjeldstipsen - 11 May 2024
Its about music, and its not about music
Really well made movie about the greater purpose in life. I found the characters beautifully crafted and story so well made - loved it till the end. Its one of those movies where somehow i had little expectations beforehand, but it was charming, emotional and surprising, and makes you feel inspired after watching.
Graphics were nice - didn't really like the ethereal people but on hindsight they fit the story very well like this
And somehow the combination of a good story with good music is always good. Jamie Foxx fills the role of the main character with the right vibe and when we were watching we had laughs, cries, smile... and after its done we sit there smiling silently. - hakapes - 28 February 2024
Who is this movie for? Not for kids, nor for adults.
Children in the cinema were anxious, and tired after about an hour, not really understanding what is going on.
While for adults, this movie was a bit childish, the jokes, the characters, the general approach.
I wish there would have been more music, to enjoy the jazz, an easier to understand story, and much shorter. I think 1h15min would have been completely enough, just editing out the less good parts, and keeping only the best.
Of course, the animaitons, colours, sound were great, but not such a visual experience that it would justify the complex story.
The message in general is nice, a lesson about how to live, the importance of music, but it was a confusing mix between children and adults.
If you are with kids, I would rather skip it, too complex and abstract to follow. If you are with adults, I would only watch it if you are an absolute fan of animation movies, otherwise you will find the 2h really too long.
