A Welcome Look "Inside" Your Head

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2015)

One of the best things about the movie that I appreciated was the little things. The little bits of humor that if you stop and think about it too long you will miss the next bit. The whole joke that rings true about the gum jingle that gets stuck in your head and only comes to you in a weird times.
And then the movie is smart. The whole process behind the intellect, the memories, long-term and short-term, the imaginary friend, all of this is presented in such an appealing unbelievable way it almost makes your own memories and thoughts make more sense to you. This actually made more sense to me explaining how memories worked than the typical physiological processes that happen in your body with physiology. Well done Pixar.
While the movie was good, like I said earlier it was not amazing. The strength of this movie was behind the scenes in Riley's head. The imaginative things that happened behind the scenes with the emotions and the memories and all of the other crew responsible for maintaining Riley's thought processes were the most entertaining part of this film. The emotions were just okay. Amy Poehler's voice was fine but nothing amazing. And while all of the other voice performances were not horrible, I really thought nothing stood out. I think if there were some different voice actors, or the dialogue was better or fresher it would have made a difference here for sure.