Over-hyped

Rating: 6/10 (1 October 2015)

An adult speaking: Inside Out has some redeeming qualities. The story, however, is flat. Also, it is one of the few films with better end credits than the actual film.
All of my friends went to see it before me and I'm never letting this happen again. I had to endure a hundred "You're gonna love it! It's amazing!". Consequentially, I walked into the cinema full of positive expectations, hoping that I will watch an intelligently made film.
I was partially right. However, if there's anything that annoys me more than a bad film is half a bad film. Was it so hard to finish the work the way you started it?
What I expected: A fun elaborate animation about emotions and the brain.
What I got: A cliché animation with flat annoying characters.
Don't get me wrong, I really liked how they showed the relationships between the different parts of the brain. They managed to include core memories and to show that memories are fragile and can be changed depending on your emotional state. This was pure gold, loved it. I don't think I've ever seen this represented in a film before.
BUT all the characters were very one-sided and unoriginal. The hardworking dad and the typical mom. I was hoping to see what goes on in their heads and to compare it with the brain of the little one. However, this happened only once and we'd already seen it in the trailer. I wanted complexity which is probably a lot to ask from a Pixar animation but in my defense they have done it before.
Joy was very annoying in the beginning. Sadness and the imaginary friend of the girl were the only characters who made me feel something. The little girl seemed a bit too perfect for my taste.
As an adult who has seen numerous animations, I don't think Inside Out is anything special. However, I'd love to see how children react to it.