The visuals outshine the story in “The Book of Life,” a lively animated tale ... save the city from rampaging metal-encased monster Chakal (Dan Navarro). Imbued with an inner fire thanks ...

Gutierrez’ The Book of Life is simultaneously wildly inventive ... the town hero for fighting off the notorious bandit, Chakal (Dan Navarro), and Tatum is a perfect fit. Maria, for her part ...

The hectic story is not nearly as imaginative as the vibrant visuals in The Book of Life, an animated tale that ... must also stave off nasty bandit Chakal (Dan Navarro) in a dull story segment ...

Same story from there, but the ending was very different: In the final fight against Chakal, our hero Manolo ... I originally envisioned a Book of Life trilogy, but not in the way people expected.

It’s the “Book of Life,” she tells them ... a soldier who died at the hands of the thieving beast, Chakal. María’s spirited instinct and counter-cultural sympathies are at odds with ...

The subplot about the outlaw Chakal and his marauding gang of bandits ... for kids and adults to enjoy on different levels. The Book of Life is one of the most glorious-looking animated movies ...