Mature compared to previous films, but nowhere near as good.

Rating: 7/10 (19 December 2019)

Perhaps Toy Story 4 is the most mature of the films in the franchise. The best is still Toy Story 3, it is unmatchable. But Toy Story 4 has it's many points to its favour. The animation gets increasingly better, reaching an outstanding level of quality, you can see that on the very first scene of the film. Great mix between old returning characters and newly created ones, the chemistry between them all was flowing very smoothly throughout the movie. There were plenty of adventure sequences that were fun to watch, and some that were not that much. Probably one of the most grabbing sequences of the film is most of what goes on in the antique store. Creepy elements emerge as to throw a different vibe, and done it successfully as the new villains seem quite frightening, much like Sid and his monstruous "spider baby" toy.
The most tear-jerking moment comes at the key scene near the end, that will change everything that was pre established by earlier films. The problem arises with too much focus on Woody, Forky and Bo, leaving practically no screen time for the rest of our beloved characters. It doesn't feel like an honest and deserving send-off to them, which makes me question the very existence of this film, because they reached perfection in Toy Story 3, which cannot be surpassed, and if anything, anything that comes after it was going to be disappointing because the bar was set up really high.
It is still a good Toy Story film if you look at it objectively, but not as good, entertaining or emotionally cohesive as the ones that came before.