For example, when sweet Riley suddenly turns sarcastic to her parents, it’s because Disgust and Anger are left in charge at HQ, and they don’t have Joy’s skill in helping Riley form words to express herself. It also explains emotions and memories in a way that’s easy for kids (and ok, adults) to understand. That’s extremely rare for a kids’ movie these days. Even better, it offers us something we’ve never seen before. It’s creative, heartfelt, and beautifully animated. As they struggle to get back to HQ, time is running out and all of Riley’s internal “islands” - Hockey Island, Goofball Island, Friendship Island, Family Island - start crumbling one by one. Joy and Sadness scuffle over Riley’s core memories and end up getting sucked into long-term storage. Suddenly, Riley has to cope with a new house, new school and her parents’ new stress. She’s a happy kid who loves hockey, but all that changes when she turns 11 and her dad gets a job in San Francisco. With Joy as their leader, the emotions live and work in Headquarters (aka HQ), helping to guide Riley through babyhood, the toddler years and childhood. The pairing of these actors with their emotion characters is nothing short of brilliant. Inside Riley’s head are a quintet of emotions controlling things - Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). “Inside Out” begins with baby Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) born to loving parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) in Minnesota. It all makes sense now!īut let’s back up a bit. Everything usually goes pretty smoothly, but one little glitch can set off a domino effect causing chaos. There are all these emotions in there trying to work together. REVIEW: Ahhh … so THAT’s what’s happening inside our heads all day and night. SYNOPSIS: 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. MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements and some actionĬast: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Kaitlyn Dias, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling
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