A Toy Story 4 (2019) Review
Disney does it again, they brought another tear to my eye this year with a perfect ending. When I first heard of Toy Story 4 I was kind of upset, I thought it ended fine with 3, but I’m so glad we got this one.
The story is of Woody (Tom Hanks) trying to keep Bonnie (Madeline McGraw) happy. And in order to do so, he needs to keep Forky (Tony Hale) alive and teach him how important he is to her. Forky eventually manages to jump out of a window in an attempt to end it all and Woody jumps out after him. They have to walk 5 miles to get back to Bonnie and the gang and right before they get there Woody sees Bo Beep’s (Annie Potts) lamp in an antique store. There they meet some literal dummies that are incredibly unnerving and Gabby Gabby (Christina Hendricks) a broken toy who wants Woody’s voice box so she can hopefully finally have a kid of her own and be loved. She “kidnaps” Forky as a bargaining tool. I don’t want to spoil everything so I’ll leave it with this. What is Woody willing to sacrifice to make a child happy.
This is a beautiful movie about having a purpose and doing what you can to achieve it and what do you do when you’ve done what was needed. I’ll admit, I cried at the end of this movie, seeing each toy do what needed to be done, seeing each toy get to be happy and help other toys just to make kids happy. It also made me laugh, a lot, Disney just does it like no other when it comes to mixing comedy and drama in their films.
Key and Peele as Ducky and Bunny felt natural, their chemistry with each shined through and how they were with the rest of the cast felt natural. It was nice to see what happened to Bo Beep and finally get that answer, something tells me Disney had this planned from the very beginning. She’s become a badass who helps fellow toys find homes and takes care of them when they’re injured, much like a nurse in a war. Buzz doesn’t shine as much in this one but that’s okay, this is Woody’s story, it all started with him anyway. Even though Gabby Gabby gave off super evil vibes, by the end she was the first one making you cry when her story was finally redeemed. Everything just felt right throughout the entire movie.
I’d give Toy Story 4 a 10/10, if you loved Toy Story as a kid or have a kid of your own, any excuse is a good enough one to check this one out. And if you go to a Regal, spend the 12 bucks and get the little popcorn bucket and cup, it’s cute.
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