Review of Inside Out 2

I have great sympathy for Inside Out, I watched it when I was only ten and i remember it very fondly, I was fascinated by the concept and the execution was flawless.

Now, sequels are always tricky business, because they can be great but can also can feel out of place and disappointing, so of course I had my worries heading to the cinema, but I'm overjoyed that I can recommend it so warmly.

First of all, it lines up with the previous film well, with Riley entering her teenage years, which their execution was wonderful, the overreacting and overdramatizing really fit with the narrative and it was a joy to watch.

Then came the overtake of anxiety, and the saying that now "there can only be more complex emotions" is really what defines the mess which is to grow up. And the whole message of balancing your emotions felt so correct as it was what helped me most during my own teenage years, and their display of an anxiety attack was also well executed and felt relatable to my own experience.

Overall, it was wrtitten beautifully, and executed perfectly, the new emotions added a lot of depth and the whole experience left me happy crying out of the cinema, could you really ask for more? :)

So yeah, go watch it, we were all teenagers once, you won't be disappointed.