With the release of recent commercial and critical duds like and , there’s been talk of a Pixar slump. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * With the release of recent commercial and critical duds like and , there’s been talk of a Pixar slump. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? With the release of recent commercial and critical duds like and , there’s been talk of a Pixar slump.
Charming and cheerful but unnecessarily complicated, isn’t slumpy, exactly. This animated family-friendly sequel is consistently entertaining, and it delivers an important and empathetic message, but it’s still a drop-off from the 2015 original. The story is packed with emotions, and we mean literally.
Inside Riley (Kensington Tallman), a kind, competent, confident gal who lives with her mom and dad in San Francisco, we once again find the OG feelings of Fear (Tony Hale), Disgust (Liza Lapira), Anger (Lewis Black), Sadness (Phyllis Smith) and especially Joy (Amy Poehler). But as Riley turns 13, a flashing red Puberty Alarm goes off in the middle of the night, followed by the arrival of some new recruits to the emotional team: Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and, especially, Anxiety (Maya Hawke), who is frazzly and orange and just busting with worst-possible-outcome scenarios for any given situation. In the outside world, Riley is heading to a hockey camp.
