Inside Out 2

"Juggles big concepts in fun, ingenious and surprisingly moving ways."

"It’s impressive how well even the film’s more familiar elements still work."

"Its pleasures are agreeably familiar."

"The story beats, action sequences and sentimental moments... are expertly fine-tuned, and the dazzling visuals no less so."

"Full of moments of delicious effrontery."

"It's gratifying to see an ordinary and, yes, anxious 13-year-old’s life... treated as plenty for a good, solid sequel, and without the dubious dramatics of the first movie’s climax."

"Feels more like a corporate spreadsheet than a glimpse into a real person's brain."

"An exuberant, brilliant swirl of teenage emotions."

"Can’t help but feel like a more convoluted retread of the (first film's) abstract buddy comedy."

"Like the first film, the sequel is torn between knowing cleverness and not wanting to do anything too weird."

"The writing’s often smart... But the climax can’t touch the original’s devastating power."

"Despite the xeroxed nature of the movie's central themes, it's still some weighty stuff for a kid's film."

"What was once the product of pure imagination feels reduced to brand obligation."

"All the feels — now with 50-percent more anxiety attacks!"

"It's a matured Inside Out that still understands the wonders and wrinkles of being a kid."

"(An) adorable head trip of a sequel."

"Gets the job done, which is exactly as inspiring as it sounds."

"Sadly, the point of all this effort gets lost amid the hustle and bustle."