Toy Story 4 Review

Toy Story 4 is easily the weakest film in the series, but is still a pretty good film on its own. This movie continues the story of the toys as Woody must look after a new toy named Forky, who is quite the handful. Tom Hanks continues to do an excellent job voicing Woody. He nails the emotion and the comedy, though there are moments his voice sounds older that can be distracting. Tim Allen also continues to be a fantastic Buzz though he is slightly underused this time. Annie Potts returns as Bo Peep and does a fantastic job with the new take on her character. Keanu Reeves is a lot of fun in his small supporting role. Christina Hendricks does a great job voicing the villain. Key and Peele are absolutely hilarious as two new characters. Also while sadly underused in the second half, Tony Hale’s Forky has some of the funniest moments in the movie. The rest of the original cast continues to be great here, but they are very small supporting roles this time. Josh Cooley did a fantastic job directing. The animation is near photorealistic at times while also giving off a sense of warmth. The script is really good but flawed. There are numerous funny moments throughout and I liked all the new characters. The movie also succeeds at pulling at your heartstrings numerous times. However, I felt that the underuse of Buzz and some questionable plot choices brought the movie down. At 100 minutes the movie has a good pace though it does have a few moments where it slows down too long. Overall, Toy Story 4 is a really fun and sometimes emotional movie, just do not expect it to reach the greatness of the originals.
7.5/10