The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
Stephanie Beatriz
Mirabel Madrigal (voice)
María Cecilia Botero
Abuela Alma Madrigal (voice)
John Leguizamo
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
Diane Guerrero
Isabela Madrigal (voice)
Jessica Darrow
Luisa Madrigal (voice)
Carolina Gaitán
Pepa Madrigal (voice)
Angie Cepeda
Julieta Madrigal (voice)
Ravi Cabot-Conyers
Antonio Madrigal (voice)
Mauro Castillo
Félix Madrigal (voice)
Rhenzy Feliz
Camilo Madrigal (voice)
Wilmer Valderrama
Agustín Madrigal (voice)
Adassa
Dolores Madrigal (voice)
Maluma
Mariano (voice)
Rose Portillo
Señora Guzmán (voice)
Juan Castano
Osvaldo (voice)
Sarah-Nicole Robles
Señora Ozma (voice)
Hector Elias
Old Arturo (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Toucan (voice)
Noemi Josefina Flores
Young Mirabel / Town Kid (voice)
Olga Merediz
Abuela Alma Madrigal (singing voice)
Jorge E. Ruiz Cano
Tiple Maestro (voice)
Alyssa Bella Candiani
Town Kid (voice)
Paisley Day Herrera
Town Kid (voice)
Brooklyn Skylar Rodriguez
Town Kid (voice)
Ezra Rudulph
Town Kid (voice)
Director, Screenplay, Story
Jared Bush
Director, Story
Byron Howard
Head of Story, Story
Nancy Kruse
Head of Story, Story
Jason Hand
Screenplay, Story
Charise Castro Smith
Story
Lin-Manuel Miranda
November 15, 2021
In a magical area of Columbia surrounded by mountains; exists a magical town watched over by the Madrigal family. The family lives in a magical home that is the center point for the community and is loved by the community.
In the new Disney film “Encanto”; audiences are told the story of how the family patriarch founded the community with a magical candle and how upon reaching a certain age; all members of her family receive a “gift” from the magical house which gives them an ability to help the community. From being able to heal with cooking to talking to the animals and super strength; the family Madrigal is the beloved pillar of the community.
To every rule there is an exception and young Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz); is the only member of her family not to receive a gift of powers. As such she is seen as a pariah from the family and believes she is more tolerated than loved especially compared to her siblings who are endowed with amazing abilities.
Things change when a new member of the family goes through the gifting ceremony; the first one since Mirabel was denied, and receives an amazing gift and basks in the love of the town and family. Mirabel has a vision of the house cracking and falling into ruin. She tries to warn her family but they see the house in its usual pristine condition and blame Mirabel for being jealous for not having a gift and wanting to take attention away from those who do.
Mirabel believes in what she saw and learns that members of her family may know more than they admit and that they hold the key to saving the day. This leads to a quest to find the absent Uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo); who has been absent as many believe his gift of prophecy only leads to bad things coming to fruition and has gone into hiding as a result.
Mirabel is soon forced to look deep inside herself and find her strength to overcome her own insecurities and save her family and community.
The film has great animation and is awash in color as it brings the magical community to life. The music is lively and is what you would expect from Lin- Manuel Miranda as it brings joy and energy to the film that is in keeping with the Disney tradition of amazing music in their animated films.
The biggest issue that I had with the film is that while fun and entertaining; the story never took the next step forward and at times dragged. This is not to say that “Encanto” is a bad film as it is lively, colorful, and fun; however it does not reach the heights of Disney classics like “Frozen” “Moana” and other classics. Think of it this way; “Lilo & Stitch” is a fine animated film but few would hold it in the same regard as “The Lion King”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Little Mermaid”.
In the end “Encanto” offers a fun experience for the family and fans to enjoy and shows how even when they do not hit the top of the mountain; Disney is still the Gold Standard in animation.
4 stars out of 5
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$135,000,000.00
Revenue:
$261,289,554.00