After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San
Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness -
conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Directors:
Pete Docter,
Ronaldo Del Carmen
Writers:
Pete Docter (story),
Ronaldo Del Carmen (story) (as Ronnie del Carmen)
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Stars:
Amy Poehler,
Bill Hader,
Lewis Black |
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Storyline
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.Movie Reviews
This
movie is Breaking The Waves for kids. An hour and a half of ever
deepening misery is not mitigated by a two minute happy ending. Wrap it
in Christmas paper and call it "It's a wonderful life Jr." Why would you
drag yourself over emotional broken glass for this long in the hopes of
a positive resolution? Do you find joy in hitting yourself on the head
with a two by four, because you know that eventually the pain will stop,
like when you pass out? We watched this thing and got two, count 'em
two laughs. Not belly laughs, not guffaws, just mild chuckles. The rest
was a harrowing, bewildering slide down into the depths of despair while
trying to comfort children who were showing more and more signs of
emotional distress. A waste of time and a waste of the talents involved.

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