Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2013

First, any Pixar animation featuring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Helen Mirren is worth a look. Sigh. Never thought I’d use that phrase for a Pixar flick. This popsicle-hued origin story of how Sully (jock) and Mike (nerd) met at university represents the further slide of the once-great studio into Disney mediocrity. There’s no Boo (the little human girl). There’s no magic. Anyone over seven will find this to be a mildly amusing checklist of college-movie clichés. Apparently the inspiration and propulsive storytelling of the first movie didn’t graduate along with the technical wizardry.
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