Inside Out movie review

Article by Gabe Zia

Lazy Film Critic reviews...

Inside Out is the latest animated film from Pixar, and seems to me like a major comeback for this awesome animation studio, after a while there where everything they made wasn't all that good. Inside Out tells a fairly familiar idea, basically it follows the emotions of a young girl, as she moves from Minnesota to San Francisco, which as you could have guessed causes some emotional termoil. The film stars Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, and Bill Hader as the central emotions.

Now with an animated film, the first thing that would need to be addressed is the animation, and if this movie does anything, it proves that Pixar can still make a film with stellar animation. The visuals in this movie have both high detail and fluid movement on screen, but also rich and vivid colors. Pixar isn't a studio known to slack off with their animation, and Inside Out presents some of their best work yet, with a film that has both incredible visuals, and an original art style for said visuals.

I doubt I've ever seen a role in a film more fitting of Lewis Black.

However, all that being said, animation isn't everything, and each animated film also has to have both good voice acting and good writing. In recent years, this is where Pixar has heavily lacked, however thankfully they're stepping up their game with one of their best scripts and voice casts since Monsters Inc. The actors in this movie are all perfect fits for each of their roles, and play them in a hilariously believable way, especially Lewis Black. As for the writing, it's funny, it's witty, and it has tons of jokes that will likely go right over most kids heads.

On that point, there's another thing I really loved about Inside Out, and it's something I love about most Pixar films, which is that this movie is by no means at all a kids movie. Most Pixar films are usually enjoyed by people of any age group, however (although the look of the film may suggest otherwise) adults will likely enjoy this movie way more than kids will, because this movie has a lot of themes and deeper meanings that kids won't understand, but adults will, and will probably love this movie way more for that.

Final Rating

If you have ever experiences any kind of emotion in your life, chances are you will be able to relate to this movie on some level. It's funny, it's charming, it has some really effective themes, and it's surprisingly mature, even for a Pixar movie, a company known for making movies more for adults than for kids. If you can find the time, go see Inside Out. If you can't find the time, make time, because this movie is worth it.

Inside Out

5/5