It has all the crowd-pleasing elements guaranteed to find favor with moviegoers of all ages. But it’s the no-frills simplicity of “Luca,” Disney/Pixar’s latest animated film, that quickly swept us off our feet.
As a coming-of-age tale, “Luca” unabashedly wears its earnest big heart on its sleeve as it tackles relatable themes without a heavy hand.
The first time we were shown a 30-minute screener of the movie, we were instantly drawn to its story, set in the late ’50s and early ’60s, about two teenage sea monsters—timid 13-year-old Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and his adventurous 14-year-old new pal Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer)—who can assume the human for…
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