It's no Up

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2015)

After Pete Doctor's better film, "Up" comes this, where people were taking it that it may be Pixar's best idea ever. While the concept is enjoyable, it does have some characters that ranged from bad (Bing Bong, Riley's parents, Joy) okay (Riley, Anger) to great (Disgust, Sadness). I did like Riley as a toddler but as she grew up, she became too playful and typical for me. I also didn't think some of the emotions mirrored Riley's personality like how Fear gets scared easily because he's simply fear. And how Sadness cried over reflecting on Riley's memories.
The movie was so complex that I was constantly zoning out, trying to figure out what's going on. It made me feel like I had to watch the movie again to figure out what this world that Riley had was about. I thought that it may have lingered on the emotions part a little too much, I liked how it swung back and forth from the real world to the emotions' world to show how Riley was doing.
I found a lot of moments funny.
The soundtrack was made by the same guy who made the music for Up. While the scenes may not have been as sad as Up, they were still making me hold back my tears.
The middle act was when things got worse. The pacing was rather off and It got very sentimental, it had Riley finally crying to her parents, telling them how she missed Minnesota and Joy crying when she misses all the good times with Riley. But she had to understand that she needed sadness, too. And Riley was a bad kid for running away and taking her parents' credit card. And also, it showed Bing Bong, an annoying imaginary friend who cries candies.
It also ended abruptly, where Riley is 12 and she has finally adapted to San Francisco. I wish that I could see how she adapts to San Francisco.
I had to talk to my parents to try to understand the movie and I understand it's not supposed to be about Riley and that Pixar usually makes emotional movies but it was still too sentimental.
Hopefully, there will be a sequel explaining all of the new islands she had and how she'll grow from a teenager, becoming an old lady to show what life is like as you struggle to grow up.
The animation was pretty good except Riley's nose was too big, and the voice acting was fine while Riley's newcomer (Kaitlyn Dias) was okay.