Inside Out 2

This was always going to be a tough sequel to make. The appeal of the first one was the originality of setting the story inside a brain, and the fun of meeting each emotion. The novelty of the sequel is the introduction of some new emotions, which is a difficulty as in the first film we saw adults with just the usual five (Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, Anger).

As Riley turns 13 and goes to Secondary School she is taken over by Anxiety, along with Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui. These teenage emotions remove her from her happy self-confident self and make her desperate to make friends, at the expense of being nice. You can guess how it ends.

There are some good moments. Ennui is never bothered by anything, except when she loses her phone. I liked it when she introduced sarcasm too. But there's rather too much ice hockey and the extra bits about the brain don't add much.

Alex rated it as two fingers pointing at each other (middle-middle) and I'd agree.