'The Book of Life' not quite lively enough

Diego Luna not only voices the young Manolo in director Jorge R. Gutierrez's movie The Book of Life but also sings a pair of memorable songs by a couple of greats in the music business: Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla and songwriter Paul 

“The Book of Life” bedazzles your eyes and buoys your spirits as it treads upon themes most commonly associated with the macabre universe of Tim Burton. But instead of being gaga for ghoulishness, this Mexican fiesta of 

If you want to sit back, relax and smile relentlessly, then The Book Of Life is the movie for you! The film follows Manolo (Diego Luna), a young man you must head out on big adventure that crosses into three different worlds! He must battle his

In third place, 20th Century Fox and Reel FX's Day of the Dead themed animated fantasy “The Book of Life” took in $17 million across 3,071 theaters. The weekend's other wide release, Relativity's “The Best of Me,” racked up $10.2 million from 2,936

Fox and Reel FX's The Book Of Life closed the weekend on the high end of our estimate with $17M and will have some playtime again over the next two weekends as no new offerings are in the family zone until Big Hero 6