I saw an advance screening of Inside Out. It's nice to see Pixar going back and doing what they do best. Instead of coasting on sequels like they have been doing the past few years.
What Pixar does best is to play with your heartstrings. This movie clearly warns you that they are going to play with your emotions. They did and you will need some tissues.
The appeal for adults is the murderers' row of a comedic voice cast. The funniest is Lewis Black as Anger. There is a running gag about him wanting to say a curse word that works every time. Phyllis Smith (underrated in The Office) kills it in the role of Sadness. Even though I'm not a fan of Amy Poehler, she tones down her obnoxious quirks for a great performance. The cast MVP goes to Richard Kind. He is a veteran character actor best known for supporting roles in sitcoms: Mad About You and Spin City. I am really hesitant to talk about his character. Pixar did a great job hiding his character. Let me just say, if the Academy Awards is more willing to give nominations to voice acting, he will easily get one this year. It is that good.
This movie is essentially a road trip adventure with Joy and Sadness through the head of an 11 year old girl. There is a lot of great visualization of different expressions about the human mind. One particular scene recalls the classic Warner Brothers cartoon "Duck Amuck".
Overall, I really liked it. I think the movie is stealthily a criticism of pro-positive people that you have to deal with. You know the ones who always tell you to "smile". Somehow, expressing any other emotion except for happiness is offensive to them. Sorry to go on like that. Those people are really annoying to me. There is a scene at the end of the movie where they go into the heads of a series of other characters. It leaves the movie on a great high note. Highly recommended. If you like number reviews, 8 out of 10.
What Pixar does best is to play with your heartstrings. This movie clearly warns you that they are going to play with your emotions. They did and you will need some tissues.
The appeal for adults is the murderers' row of a comedic voice cast. The funniest is Lewis Black as Anger. There is a running gag about him wanting to say a curse word that works every time. Phyllis Smith (underrated in The Office) kills it in the role of Sadness. Even though I'm not a fan of Amy Poehler, she tones down her obnoxious quirks for a great performance. The cast MVP goes to Richard Kind. He is a veteran character actor best known for supporting roles in sitcoms: Mad About You and Spin City. I am really hesitant to talk about his character. Pixar did a great job hiding his character. Let me just say, if the Academy Awards is more willing to give nominations to voice acting, he will easily get one this year. It is that good.
This movie is essentially a road trip adventure with Joy and Sadness through the head of an 11 year old girl. There is a lot of great visualization of different expressions about the human mind. One particular scene recalls the classic Warner Brothers cartoon "Duck Amuck".
Overall, I really liked it. I think the movie is stealthily a criticism of pro-positive people that you have to deal with. You know the ones who always tell you to "smile". Somehow, expressing any other emotion except for happiness is offensive to them. Sorry to go on like that. Those people are really annoying to me. There is a scene at the end of the movie where they go into the heads of a series of other characters. It leaves the movie on a great high note. Highly recommended. If you like number reviews, 8 out of 10.
