Toy Story 5

“The fifth iteration of this profitable Pixar franchise is way past its game and, more importantly, has lost its sense of play. Another Toy Story, with little meat on it but a Taylor Swift song and a $250 million budget — making the fifth film among the costliest animation movies ever made — is as good a story of excess as any.”

“Toy Story 5 is a must-watch for fans of the series or anyone who wants just a fun animated movie. The film is hilarious, and the new angle on theme and plot feels fresh enough to be worth the trip to the cinema. Toy Story 5 cleans the stage after the fourth installment mess and makes the franchise seem relevant again.”

“Pixar's marquee franchise may have outgrown its original heroes, but "Toy Story 5" suggests that the series is only getting sharper with age.”

“Toy Story 5 is a pleasant reminder that some stories, much like favourite toys, still deserve to be [told]. A nostalgic, colourful joyride with a timely screen-time message.”

“Pixar takes on screen time with Toy Story 5, while not adding a lot to the conversation. But like Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys, eventually the film finds a reason to exist in the first place.”

“Toy Story 5 has all the imagination, craft and heart you'd expect from this franchise. It just spends two hours catching up to a conversation the rest of us already had. For all its insight, the film arrives feeling like a conversation we've already had.”

“The new film may not be as overwhelmingly emotional or moving, but credit must be given to the makers to ensure this one too reaches the finish line.”

“At heart, it has gone dead. For all the intensive, high-energy creative work that has clearly gone into this film's every frame, the jeopardy, the novelty, the ideas and the passion are lacking; the crucial Toy Story theme of mortality feels underpowered. But now it is played out and IP exhaustion has set in.”

“Paramveer Singh Cheema and Ranvir Shorey's show about a fraud business does not breathe fun.”

“The Fifth Time's the Charm in a Nimble, Moving, Irresistible Sequel That Takes on the Threat of Tech Toys”

“In many ways, the fifth part in the popular animated franchise brings back the charm of some of its predecessors. The film ultimately bats for embracing technology with mindfulness without forgetting the older ways of connecting with each other in real-time. Jessie's thoughtful reckoning fuels the film with a humanistic zeal, something that is drifting away quickly in a rampantly digitised world, making the film to be the only one in the franchise to have direct parallels with the dystopian reality of our times.”

“A relevant and thoughtful sequel for the iPad generation”

“Toy Story 5 delivers a timely and visually stunning narrative that gently but firmly advocates for protecting children's imagination from the pervasive influence of digital devices. The film is an absolute visual marvel, and makes a strong case for finding ways of letting kids be kids and not tech-absorbed zombies.”