Enjoyable Story with Cool New Characters

Rating: Null/10 (22 June 2019)

Kudos to the new writers for coming up with a charming new story to tell. It's definitely got its moments.
On the plus side, it was interesting to see some interesting new characters like Forky, Gabby Gabby, the Benson puppets (Gabby Gabby's spooky henchmen!) and especially toy motorcyclist Duke Caboom (Keanu Reeves). Even Bo Peep, while present in Toy Story 1 and 2, is nicely re-freshed. This was a good move to prevent audience fatigue with existing cast -- it worked.
However, the stakes in the story are somewhat mild. There's no big catastrophe or catharsis involved. As such, it can't go as emotionally deep as its predecessors. Still it's really good - but just short of great.