Parent reviews for Soul

It’s a really good movie. I have seen some reviews mentioned on other websites saying that it has the “body swap trope” as if it applies only to people of color when I can name many films that do likewise to white peoples (Rock-a-Doodle, Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter, and Howl’s Moving Castle are but a small sampling I can name). It’s true that the trope is more common with minority characters but the film needed it to teach its lesson. I will admit I wished 22 were voiced by someone else (Regina King perhaps?) as I’m not a fan of Tina Dey’s brand of comedy. But I really loved this movie. It’s got a heavy handed message in it and it borrows heavily from Asian religion and philosophy. It’s really sweet how Joe and 22 figure out life together as 22 walks in what is supposed to be Joe’s body after an accident landed him on life support and they botch returning Joe to his body. Joe ends up in Mr. Mittens the cat’s body during the ordeal and the movie crams a lot of weirdness and heart in its too short run time. It would have been nice to see more “Black Joe than Cat Joe” but Mr. Mittens is adorable and we still get “22 in Black Joe’s body” and positive things in the community.

Way over kids heads and I felt it was a waste of even my time. It was confusing and I couldn’t even explain the movie back when someone asked me what it was about. Don’t waste your time.

I thought a pixar movie named Soul would be about music. It’s not. Five minutes in I’m thinking ‘oh no what have i done’. It just goes down hill from there. You get to watch newly departed souls of adults and children cross into the next realm while the main character spends the whole movie despartley trying to avoid his impending death. It’s awkward, uncomfortable and definitely not a feel-good kids movie. Music score by Trent Renzor while a cartoon character has his soul ripped away from him too early. Coco was awesome. This is gross. Seriously the WORST movie i have ever seen.

Disney's Soul is a great movie. It is so clever and kid-friendly. It has no cuss words. It is funny too! It's a great family movie.

I don't think this movie would be innappropiate, it's pretty innocent and funny. I atched this with my kid and I don't think the "death stuff" would be innappropiate at all.

This movie could be violent, but still it's very sweet. Joe does shine.

Buena, bonito mensaje pero no excelente peli... el guión se cae por un poco de falta de continuidad en las ideas, lo cual es una lástima porque le quita claridad al mensaje... entretenida, con lindos gráficos, tierna pero debajo del nivel de Intensamente...

My almost 5 year old loved it, and the grown-ups enjoyed it too. That's an unusual win around here. It's also non-violent and therefore appropriate for younger kids, which is particularly difficult to find in family movies. It must only be rated 8+ here in terms of who will be able to follow the philosophy, there's very little inappropriate here for younger kids. Yes, he dies right near the beginning, but it's handled more like he falls into another universe. Great choice for a family movie.