The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Casagrandes Movie
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2024
On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things right.
Movie details
The Casagrandes Movie
2024 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things right.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Casagrandes Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Miguel Puga
Written by
Rebecca May · Tony Gama-Lobo · Rosemary Contreras · Lalo Alcaraz
Izabella Alvarez
Ronnie Anne (voice)
Sumalee Montano
Maria (voice)
Paulina Chávez
Punguari / Shara (voice)
Angélica Aragón
Mama Lupe (voice)
Sonia Manzano
Rosa (voice)
Kate del Castillo
Sisiki (voice)
Alex Cazares
Carl / Villager Boy (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Casagrandes Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.