Toy Story 4 is completely charming! PHEW!
I haven’t seen Toy Story 3 or maybe even Toy Story 2 to be honest, so I can speak from the perspective of someone fairly fresh to this. You don’t need to have seen any of the previous ones to enjoy this fourth installment in this animated franchise.
If you’re not familiar with the Toy Story world, in the previous films a bunch of toys owned by a kid Andy come to life when they’re not around humans and have all sorts of adventures. The main fan-fav toys are Woody (a cowboy doll) and Buzz (a space ranger) and they’re definitely back for Toy Story 4 along with the rest of the crew. The context is different now - our time with Andy is done. The toys are owned by another kid so there’s plenty more adventures to be had!
I won’t tell you about what they get up to in this one because all you need to know is that if you’re a fan of the franchise I reckon this will bring you joy and if you’re new to it, it’s easy to get on board now with the kids and come to love it.
Keanu Reeves appears in the voice cast as the lovely Canadian stuntman toy Duke Caboom, joining Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz), Tony Hale, Joan Cusack, Christina Hendricks, Kristen Schaal, Jordan Peele and way more.
Here’s a 3.5 star review from news.com.au which I reckon is pretty fair, maybe even up at 4 stars actually. Have a read if you want to know more about the story.
Toy Story 4 is in cinemas now. Trailer here.