Not sure this was necessary...but I was charmed nonetheless

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2019)

Toy Story somehow kept getting better across parts 2 and 3. They introduced characters you immediately cared about. They found new layers of emotion. They evolved from being movies about toys to a being movies about life. There were some diminishing returns this time around: this chapter of the story was not really needed, and we did not get much time with some of the characters we grew to know/love. Buuuuuuuut...it was still a solid story. The antique shop worked. The carnival worked. The last chapter for Woody worked. As a result, I found myself caring and laughing and getting more emotional than I expected. It was not Toy Story 3, but that's a high bar. This was a great sequel, even if it had a hard act to follow.
PS - That first scene in the antique shop? Scariest scene in a movie this year.