In 2015, Pixar released its 15th theatrical film, Inside Out , which explored the personified emotions of a young girl named Riley. The flick was met with praise from reviewers and the general public alike, and it ranks as one of Pixar’s best movies . Now Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust are back to contend with new emotions that have entered Riley’s mind, as Inside Out 2 is about to arrive onto the 2024 movies schedule.
Ahead of the release, critics have started sharing their thoughts on the sequel, and it looks like Pixar has another hit on its hands. Starting off, CinemaBlend’s Inside Out 2 review has our own Sarah El-Mahmoud giving the sequel 4.5 out of 5 stars.
She stated that although Inside Out 2 doesn’t quite reach the same quality level as its predecessor, it nonetheless does a remarkable job of exploring this new phase of Riley’s life, which sees Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment setting up shop amongst the established emotions. It's beautiful to know that both Inside Out movies can live inside our collective brains rent-free to, if anything, remind us of the collective adventures of mixed emotions constantly going on in each of our own heads. Variety’s Owen Gleiberman echoed the opinion that Inside Out 2 is nearly as exceptional as its predecessor, calling the new emotions a “deliriously fun crew” and musing that the movie may be “the most poignantly perceptive tale of the conundrums of early adolescence since Eighth Grade .
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