tomscrowley

Vivo (2021)

Shamefully Self-centered

As a huge fan of Hamilton, I was quite looking forward to seeing Lin-Manuel Miranda's foray into animated films. The songs are undeniably Hamilton'esque overlaid with Cuban and edgy modern vibes. Somehow though the story felt very self-centered around Lin-Manuel's character (Vivo) and lacked depth and heart around other characters, notably Marta and the song written by Andrés that lacked the expected punch compared to others that Lin-Manuel gave himself.