Toy Story 5 Revisits Woody at 1h 42m, Critic Calls Pixar Sequel Far From Greatest
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18
Toy Story 5 Revisits Woody at 1h 42m, Critic Calls Pixar Sequel Far From Greatest
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18
Summary
Pixar’s 1-hour-42-minute “Toy Story 5” gets a sharply mixed review, with the sequel described as bringing back the full gang without recapturing the series’ earlier emotional force.
Woody returns to Bonnie’s bedroom for a reunion with Buzz and the other toys, but the film’s renewed focus on time, aging and purpose is judged unsatisfying despite visible wear on its longtime cowboy hero.
Andrew Stanton, joined by co-director McKenna Harris, frames the story around Bonnie’s shyness and the toys’ struggle with belonging, obsolescence and consumerism.
The review argues the movie’s most current idea is its clash between children’s play and technocapitalism, casting machines and data-driven commerce as the latest existential threat to the toys’ humanity.