POSITIVES
This is the Buzz Lightyear story you may not have been interested in, but turns out to be a very entertainingly charming movie. Multiple fun scenes, montages, action beats, and set pieces to enjoy seeing play out.
If there’s one thing I’m most surprised about this movie is how funny it is. The comedy and visual gags really won me over.
Give it up to characters like Buzz, Alisha, and Izzy, but wow is SOX such a scene stealer here. The character relationships and dynamics are stellar and all, but I Loved Loved Loved that robot cat!
It’s Pixar, so we know the visuals look great. The cinematography is spectacular. I particularly like the designs of the tech gadgets and what they can do. I should also mention that I was lucky to watch this with a 1:43 IMAX aspect ratio and the many scenes that took advantage of it looked marvelously immersive.
Didn’t expect much from what a movie like this has to say, but I really appreciated the themes and lessons presented here.
NEGATIVES
Yes, it doesn’t exactly have the most original plot direction, so expect some derivative factors.
All that character growth and development in such a short period of time? Typical. Tired narrative trick. You could have just given us another montage to depict more time passing!
I’m just going to say it. Mo Morrison is an annoying character and unfortunately is used almost solely just to drive the plot forward.
The execution of a major plot reveal arguably might feel a little too forced, maybe even too cynical. Not everybody is going to be satisfied with it.
How often can you survive a close contact explosion and survive? For that matter, there are a lot of incredible feats displayed in the movie that seem way too illogical and unbelievable.
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