Wearing The Inside Out

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2019)

Inside Out is a film clearly made with honourable intentions to portray the complexities of the human personality. The fundamental problem is that the film simply tries to pack in too many aspects; memory balls, memory islands, core memories, abstract thoughts, reality distortion filter, imaginary friends and characters representing different emotions. The overall effect is like an orchestra without a conductor all playing at the same time and between them drowning out all the good bits.
Its a real shame as the family dynamic is cleverly constructed and the Riley character is a sweet engaging girl. Her struggles are the emotional core of the film but she is almost a supporting character in her own movie. The middle part of the films simply drags and overall the film really needed more of her and less of the cacophony of her noisy thought elements. The ending redeems the film and is a brilliant piece of film making, combining human fragility with the power of healing.
Overall a classic example of Hollywood creative talents over thinking and over compensating an idea which needed a much simpler delivery.