Film Review: ‘The Book of Life’ Reviewed at 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, Oct. 9, 2014. (In Rio de Janeiro Film Festival — World Panorama.) MPAA Rating: PG.

Katese begins The Book of Life by reading a letter from a perpetrator of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which about 800,000 people were slaughtered, expressing shame in their actions.

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Review: 'Book of Life' a lush tale of love, life and death. By Bill Goodykoontz, Gannett chief film critic "The Book of Life," with its Latin-themed story and wide-ranging roster of acting talent, ...

“The Book of Life” may use state-of-the-art animation, but it derives its strength from the wisdom of antiquity. It only looks new, but it’s as old as life (and death) itself. PG.

There’s a lot of other noise packed into this 95-minute blitz of a movie, but, at heart, The Book of Life is essentially a retelling of the Orpheus myth that’s been reshaped into a love triangle.