Starts from an interesting idea but...

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2010)

The premise of the film is excellent - we all dream about embarking on the adventures of our lives. The first 20-30 minutes of the film are intriguing and not at all predictable. They introduce the characters - quite lovable - and raise one's expectations. Unfortunately, the film "degenerates" in the usual cartoonish thrills with good guys fighting bad guys on the edge of a cliff or last minute (very predictable) rescues. This run-of-the-mill Disney/Hollywood action is only interrupted towards the end when the film remembers that it has an idea and that it needs to convey a message. It reveals what our true "lives adventures" are; this part and the beginning of the film earned the 7 stars from me. Well, I guess Pixar needed to include all the cutesy stuff and the nail-biters to make the millions at the box-office. Too bad.