Missed target audience by a mile

Rating: 1/10 (29 June 2010)

This is not a movie for young children. New characters are villains in the guise of toys, sections of the film are dark and too scary for toddlers, and rarely will you hear children laugh during this film. Our local theater reports quite a few unhappy parents abandoning the movie before the end and complaining on their way out. Past experience with Toy Story movies and other Pixar products had us hoping for an enjoyable movie and this was anything but. Technical wizardry will only carry a film so far and this movie needed a much better story. My four year old preferred a day at home to this movie and my seven year old expressed her distaste for characters who never do the right thing even when it's really important.