Inside Out 2 (U)
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Bill Hader, Diane Lane, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adele Exarchopoulos, Liza LapiraGenre: Comedy
Author(s): Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein
Director: Kelsey Mann
Release Date: 14/06/2024
Running Time: 96mins
Country: US
Year: 2024
Five coloured emotions - golden Joy, blue Sadness, purple Fear, red Anger and green Disgust - safely shepherd Riley to adolescence. Out of the blue, the emotions' headquarters is demolished to make way for new arrivals Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui and Envy. These powerful emotions have a profound impact on teenager Riley's behaviour as she begins to find her place in the world.
LondonNet Film Review
Inside Out 2 (U) Film Review from LondonNet
My adolescent years would have been a lot more bearable if I had been able to watch Inside Out 2 when I was in the throes of teenage anxiety. Riley, the protagonist in Pixar’s 2015 film Inside Out, returns for its sequel as a 13-year-old on the brink of puberty, and we watch as her existing Emotions – Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust – get usurped by four new, more complex feelings that wreak havoc on Headquarters…
Anxiety, played by Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke, becomes the star of the show – her toothy grin, zany hair and wild eyes wonderfully animated as an eerily accurate physical manifestation of the emotion. She’s joined by Envy, played by The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, Embarrassment, played by Black Bird’s Paul Walter Hauser, and Ennui, played by Blue Is The Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos, and together they banish Riley’s childhood Emotions and take control, believing they’re doing what’s best to keep her straight on the rocky road ahead.
Young fans of Inside Out, now almost a decade older, will be similarly dealing with the complicated emotions that teenagehood brings, and the expansion of the world of Riley’s mind to include all the new feelings of adolescence is a brilliant way to continue the story. The inclusion of new emotions makes the story more nuanced without sacrificing charm, and never pokes fun at Riley and her teenage confusion.
Instead, it’s a respectful and relatable exploration of puberty’s psychological impact with some cracking jokes to boot, complete with the adventurous scale of animation that makes Pixar so beloved. It’s colourful, glowing and warm. The entire film drips with charisma, immediately hooking you into its premise and keeping your attention with its glorious colours and charming characters. Inside Out 2 is a fantastic example of how to do a sequel.
– Rachael Davis
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