disappointing; an unwanted and unneeded ending to an ending

Rating: 4/10 (28 June 2019)

For a start, there has not been any reasons on why Bonnie would not play with Woody anymore, although we already knew from Toy Story 3 that Woody was her favorite out of the toys that Andy gave her. Even when she finally found Woody and Forky in her backpack -- that was surprisingly left on the SAME shop which she went on and where the toys were -- she did not take a look on Woody. There just wasn't any clear background of this.
Forky, whom some thought (based on the trailer) would be the center of this film; was not really focused on. There was not any clear "theme" for Toy Story 4; which is it; getting Bo Peep together with Woody, making Forky realize that he was a toy (just like Buzz in the first movie), or getting not-so-evil Gabby a kid she always wanted.
This movie was even more disappointing as the original characters like Rex, Bullseye, Jessie, Potatoheads were not getting any major contribution to the plot. They instead focus more on the new characters who appear to provide "more fun" to the storyline; Plush Rush and Duke Caboom. Getting the original characters to stay on the van for most of the film is really disappointing. Even Buzz was not as eager to help Woody compared to the previous films; looked dumber when writers decided for him to follow his "inner voice".
Finally, the ending seems to be forced. Woody, whom we know from 3 previous films to never give up on a kid chose to immediately leave Bonnie just because he hadn't been played with. He even decided to leave the other toys to stay with Bo Peep even though there has not been any built relationships explained on the previous films.
Despite all the disappointments stated above, this movie is still entertaining and fun to watch. The animation was also reaaaally good (emphasizing on the cat in the antique shop).