At the start of "Rio 2," Nigel, a former TV star, finds himself at the bottom of the show-business barrel as an avian assistant to a street performer. Yearning to return to the spotlight, he auditions ...

There's not much new but a lot that's vibrantly blue in Rio 2, the sequel to Fox's ultracolourful 3-D animated 2011 film, about a domestic macaw, Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) and his ...

Although aided by a bizarre anteater in a bowler hat, Nigel’s chief collaborator is Gabi (Kristin Chenoweth), a DayGlo pink poison tree frog whose love for Nigel is kept in check by the fact ...

RIO 2 is just as festive, but we've added a neon pink color for Gabi the frog, who has a crush on Nigel.' Gabi, agree the animators, is one of the most appealing new characters, even if she is ...

Nigel, in turn, is being chased by love-struck Gabi (Kristen Chenoweth), a rare pink frog. Looming largest among Blu's adversaries is a nasty logger (Miguel Ferrer) bent on ruining the habitat.

Rio 2 The histrionic Nigel now has a companion in malevolence, a diminutive Schiaparelli-pink poisonous frog called Gabi (Kristin Chenoweth).

Regardless, "Rio 2" is a perfectly acceptable two-hour time kill that I will almost certainly have to remind myself that I saw when another sequel inevitably comes out in three years.

Rio 2: Film Review Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg and Jemaine Clement return for Carlos Saldanha’s sequel, joined by Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Garcia. By Justin Lowe March 26, 2014 9:00pm ...

“Rio 2” is not what I would call Amazon prime, but it’s got enough silly songs and daffy critters to keep the little ones happy. Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), a rare blue macaw from Minnesota ...

'Rio 2' is a perfectly functional sequel to the 2011 hit from Blue Sky Studios, but it's awfully familiar, and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway feel like they're phoning it in this time around.

One thing that was obvious from the Rio 2 footage that we got to preview was that the sequel would be full of beautiful, vibrant colors and great percussive beats that really give the vibe of ...