Coco (2017)

This was a delightful film with twists and turns and still managed to surprise me.
Miguel is a little boy growing up in Mexico, where his whole family makes shoes. However, his heart lies elsewhere. Despite music being banned in the family after his great-great grandfather left to pursue his musical dream, that is nevertheless what Miguel wants to do with his life, which doesn't go over well with his family.
Desperate to pursue his dreams, Miguel steals a guitar from the man whom he believes to be his great-great grandfather, Ernesto De La Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) who left the family so he can win a musical contest which leads to a trip to the afterworld where the dead go to live. It is an interesting take, where the skeletons live and can only return to the earth if a loved one has placed their picture out to remember them. And once everyone on Earth has completely forgotten you, you turn to dust.
Here Miguel strikes a deal with a bum, Hector (Gael Garcia Bernal) so he can find Ernesto and get Ernesto's blessing so he can return to the real world.
Of course, he meets his other dead relatives along the way but they don't want him to pursue music. But when he finds the superstar, things aren't what he completely expected, considering the most beloved Mexican musician Ernesto is actually a giant fraud. He murdered his partner, who turns out to be Hector, just so he could steal all of Hector's songs and become famous without him. Which is precisely what happened.
That twist managed to surprise me, which doesn't happen too often. But things manage to all work out. Miguel receives his blessing from his ancestors and returns to the actual world and wakes his great-grandmother's memories of her father (Hector) so Hector won't be forgotten and reintroduces music into the family.
The animation is fantastic, as it always is with Pixar, which good voice acting and a good story, something that hasn't been done before which is always a relief. Grade: B+