Inside Out 2 has landed strong reviews now that it's out in cinemas, attaining an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The sequel to the 2015 animation will depict Riley’s journey through her teenage years, with existing emotions Joy, Anger, Fear, Sadness and Disgust all attempting to help their host through the tricky time.
The group get a surprise, however, when they are greeted by a new set of emotions, with Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment and Nostalgia all wanting a chance to navigate Riley through her new feelings.
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Following the critical acclaim afforded to the first film, fans have been eager for the reviews to land on the follow-up, and it's looking positive thus far as the film has garnered a whopping 92% approval rating from 157 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
You can read a selection of the reviews for Pixar's latest offering below:
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Digital Spy
"What the sequel does achieve is being a worthy follow-up that expands the world with brilliant tweaks to the concept, as well as delivering witty gags that simplify big ideas."
Variety
"The film's director, Pixar animation veteran Kelsey Mann, and the screenwriters, Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein, build on the earlier film's playful brilliance and come about as close as we could have hoped for to matching it."
The Hollywood Reporter
"The story beats, action sequences and sentimental moments – Joy's despair when she's out of ideas is quite touching – are expertly fine-tuned, and the dazzling visuals no less so."
Screen International
"As expected, the picture is a visual delight, as bright and shiny as Joy's demeanour, but what's most stirring is its willingness to tell children (and their parents) that they should not repress parts of themselves out of fear that they'll be judged."
Associated Press
"In more ways than one, Mann's movie feels like a much-needed feature-length refuge from today's anxiety-producing devices. Unlike many of Pixar's moving metaphors of parenthood, this one is, affectingly, for the kids."
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The Independent
"Inside Out 2 is interested more in expanding than redefining its predecessor, but it's impressive how well even the film's more familiar elements still work."
Chicago Sun-Times
"Inside Out 2 is sure to resonate on a universal level, whether you were 13 many decades ago, have children who have been 13 – or are in that general age range right here, right now. It's one of the funniest, smartest, most touching movies of the year."
Inside Out 2 is out now in cinemas.
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