Toy Story 4 is an American animated comedy adventure drama film that grossed $1.073 billion over a $200 million budget, becoming the 8th-highest-grossing film of 2019 and the 33rd-highest-grossing film of all time. It’s a sequel to Toy Story 3 (2010), and is the 4th film in the Toy Story franchise. It’s rated G for some scenes may scare very young children (in Australia). The following are the 10 most recent Metacritic critical reviews for the film.
Toy Story 4 is as mediocre a Toy Story movie as there is and probably can be, but it also marks another unbelievable triumph at Pixar in their never-ending quest to realize the imagination. Read full review
As Cooley’s film quickens and deepens, we get a fabulous running joke about the “inner voice,” a staple of American self-will since the days of Emerson. Read full review
Woody and Buzz et al are still wonderful creations, and time spent in their company is rarely wasted. But riffs about new owner Bonnie starting kindergarten and once-favoured toys getting left in the cupboard smack of old ground being retrodden. Read full review
While the film rarely approaches the existential gut punch of Toy Story 3’s conclusion, the various answers each of our heroes arrive at are among the most moving of the quartet. Read full review
It doesn’t put you through the emotional wringer the way its predecessor did, but it’s consistently inventive, funny, witty, and heartfelt. In other words, it’s a lot better than it has any right to be. It’s more than good enough to justify its existence. Read full review
Even though Toy Story 4 sometimes feels like a regurgitation and retread of the earlier films, there’s something warm and comforting about spending 100 minutes in their company again. Read full review
This franchise has demonstrated an impressive ability to beat the odds and reinvent itself, over a span of time long enough for two generations to grow up in. It’s a toy store of ideas, with new wonders in every aisle. Read full review
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