Another Hit By Pixar

Rating: 7/10 (1 December 2016)

First the negatives: 1) I found the first half hour of the film boring. 2) I have concerns that the film might be too scary for younger children, so ask others who have seen it first to determine if your child can enjoy it. 3) Some parts of the plot felt meandering. 4) Some aspects of the story felt like clichés (and very reminiscent of "The Wizard of Oz"). Not every aspect of the story must be original, but this felt particularly derivative.
That said, I enjoyed the film after the first thirty minutes. I especially thought it picked up when the characters voiced by Ty Burrell and Ed O'Neill ("Modern Family" costars) entered the story,
Pixar's animation, as usual, is tremendous. Some of the sequences feel like "Mission Impossible" and they are rendered with inspiration.
Watch for Gerald, who steals the show during the brief scenes when he is on screen.