Lightyear Review

Lightyear Review mastery of engaging characters and machine-tooled storytelling, Lightyear feels like a throwback. Its clunky machinery and scratched paintwork might evoke a mid-1990s production—and a certain sci-fi movie from that era—but the film’s pacing is slow, the characters are interchangeable, and there are plot holes aplenty. The story doesn’t have time to establish what Buzz is fighting for, leaving the audience to fill in those details for themselves.

The film isn’t without its charms, however. Its central relationship is a touching, uncynical one, and it’s refreshing to see a Pixar movie take its lead from a lesbian character. Its visuals are dazzling, and it offers some gently mind-bending twists. But ultimately, it’s not as grand or existential as a Pixar movie should be.

Pepperstone Forex Review: A Closer Look at Currency Trading

Lightyear doesn’t quite reach the heights of the Toy Story quadrilogy, but it’s still a resoundingly satisfying movie for audiences with kids in tow. Its message, about giving up on heroic world-saving fantasies and learning to work as a team, is as uncynical and wholesome as it gets. And its sidekick, Sox—Peter Sohn’s cybernetic cat—is the textbook definition of scene-stealer, with every quip landing and eliciting a subconscious care for him from audiences. Despite a few misses, it’s a fine entry in the franchise and a solid summer flick for families.