Surprisingly Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2019)

My initial thoughts for now:
Rushed ending (am I the only one who didn't cry here?), so many useless characters, and a way too stretched third act (as stretched as Finding Dory's third act). Keanue Reeves as Duke Caboom was a saving grace, as well as the photorealistic animation, the score (loved it), the humor (despite some falling flat), and of course, the presence of the two iconic leads, Woody and Buzz. Also, Gabby Gabby was a surprisingly well-written character. A particular scene with her brought out the feels (unlike the anti-climactic ending, which was big middle finger to the ending of Toy Story 3). Other than that, I was very surprised that in the past four years, Toy Story 4 turned out to be the biggest disappointment for Pixar (in my opinion).
It feels so unfortunate for me to give this a 3.5/5, making it one of my least favorite Pixar films (just above A Bug's Life, Monsters University, The Good Dinosaur, and Cars 2). The first three Toy Story films made up a holy trilogy for films, let alone animated films. This one was far from their quality.