Inside Out - Reviews

Critical Acclaim

 For a film to be labeled as “critically acclaimed,” it means that a good number of professional critics have given the film anywhere between good and outstanding reviews. Inside Out is one of these films. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film 98%, based off of 305 reviews. On Metacritic, a site dedicated to reviewing all sorts of media, gave the film a score of 94/100, which was based off of 48 critics. This rating indicated a “universal acclaim,” for Inside Out.

 Before this successful film was released, the public audience was concerned that Pixar’s quality was slowing decreasing because of their sequel reliance. People began speculating that CGI movie genre was starting to fall since DreamWorks Animation also suffered declining quality. Inside Out change that and brought Pixar back up.

 Inside Out received praise for its storyline and besides classifying it as the film of 2015, Kristopher Tapley of HitFix called it, “one of the best films of the 21 st  century.” 

“Inside Out, which takes place mostly in the head of an 11 year old girl named Riley, is a thrilling return to form for Pixar Animation Studios.” - A.O. Scott  New York Times

“Pixar’s 15th feature is another landmark, an unmissable film triumph that raises the bar on what animation can do and proves that live action doesn't have dibs on cinematic art.” - Peter Travers  Rolling Stone ''' '''

“One of the most affecting works Pixar has produced yet, and absolutely one of their best titles.” -Eric Eisenberg Cinema Blend''' '''

“A stunningly original concept that will not only delight and entertain the company's massive worldwide audience, but also promise to forever change the way people think about the way people think. - Peter Debruge  Variety ''' '''

“Inside Out is nearly hallucinogenic, entirely beautiful and easily the animations studio’s best release since 2010 Toy Story 3” - Mary Pols  Time

“Pixar’s got it’s mojo back− and how! − with this hilarious and touching animated masterpiece that takes a gloriously imaginative, sometimes scary leap into the mind of a girl nearing adolescence.”  - Lou Lumenick  New York Post ''' '''

“As fabulous as the vocal performances were in ‘Inside Out,’ it’s the cover writing and lush visuals and catapult into greatness.” - Ann Hornday  Washington Post