The latest effort from Pixar focuses on the relationship between two sons and their dead father. They attempt to complete a quest to ultimately spend one more day with their father but in doing so our protagonist learns that he didn't need the time because he'd had his older brother all along.
There are some clever ideas and the typical couple of set pieces with some nice characters but it falls a long way short of the likes of Inside Out and Toy Story. The lead characters are generally hard to empathise with, despite it being targeted at fathers and sons, but there were plenty of tropes to initiate emotions in the closing scenes.
No doubt kids will enjoy it, particularly the older brother and his wacky ways, and the adults who played Dungeons & Dragons will recognise a few nods, but ultimately this falls short.
There are some clever ideas and the typical couple of set pieces with some nice characters but it falls a long way short of the likes of Inside Out and Toy Story. The lead characters are generally hard to empathise with, despite it being targeted at fathers and sons, but there were plenty of tropes to initiate emotions in the closing scenes.
No doubt kids will enjoy it, particularly the older brother and his wacky ways, and the adults who played Dungeons & Dragons will recognise a few nods, but ultimately this falls short.
Adult score: 3/5
Child score: 5/5
Child score: 5/5
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