Movie Review - Toy Story 5

Pixar continues to prove why it's the premier animation studio. They tell stories with real depth and emotional weight while still landing laughs for kids and adults alike. No one else does both so well.

Main Characters

What I loved most was how organically the film broadens its cast of main characters. By the end, I wanted to go back and rewatch the entire franchise — and I don't think there's a higher compliment you can pay a movie, especially the fifth one in a series. My one gripe: the minor characters get a little lost. A few of the faces I was looking forward to felt almost forgotten.

7:42●●● 95%

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Historical Depth

The writers add real depth to the franchise by reaching back in time — further, I think, than any Toy Story film has gone before — to give us the backstory of some of the toys. It's the kind of world-building that makes everything you already loved feel a little richer.

Tackling Sensitive Topics with Maturity

This is where the film really impressed me. Jessie has what amounts to a race problem with the devices, but over the course of the story she comes to understand their point of view, and everyone ends up working together toward a happy ending. This isn't a movie where the bad guy gets defeated — it's one where different characters learn to see each other's perspective and then choose to cooperate. Pulling that off without bludgeoning the audience, without it curdling into a lecture, takes real skill. The Pixar writers have it.

Grade: B+

Plot
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.