Film REVIEW: Flow (2024) - ★★★★★

Director: Gints Zilbalodis

Writer: Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaza

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Themes: Cat, No Dialogue, Survival

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

It received critical acclaim and broke several Latvian box-office records, becoming the most-viewed film in Latvian theaters in history.

MIX UP REVIEWS:

Stewart: ★★★★★

"A stunning animated survival tale, spiritual, poetic and epic. Reminiscent in some ways of Life of Pi in its depiction of different creatures coming together to survive a disaster. Cat is quite the hero and you root for the little fella all the way through the film. Maybe not the most exciting of films for the little one's but I take this over Dog Man any day of the week! Very pleased it won the Oscar this year."

Mix Up Junior (Age 6): ★★★★★

"I give it a hundred stars the whale is the best bit and all the dogs and when the cat is hanging from the tree."

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Mix Up Theatre Movie Chart Position: #8

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The film is reminiscent of some of Studio Ghibli works including the gorgeous Spirited Away. Meanwhile there's many other animal heroes to be found in these movies.

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