Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Animation
Directed by Angus MacLane
Produced by Galyn Susman, Pete Docter
Written by Pete Docter
Based on Buzz Lightyear character by John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Starring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, James Brolin, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, Uzo Aduba, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez & Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky, Ian Megibben
Edited by Anthony J. Greenberg
Music by Michael Giacchino
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The plot: The origin story of action figure Buzz Lightyear and his adventures to infinity and beyond.
This was one of my most anticipated movies of this year since seeing the 2nd trailer.
The LightYear Movie was So Much Fun.
Pros: First off, you know what to expect from Pixar Animation. And if I would have seen this film before knowing anything about .Buzz and toy story, I would have completely believed it. Chris Evans voice sounded familiar to Tim Allen which is not a bad thing. All the other voice acting was so on-point. I like the beginning quote of the film and I found the pacing for this film exciting to move the plot along, there are a few make you jump out of your skin moments, but altogether great fun. And thankfully the trailers do not give away the plot.
Cons: People might find it confusing to separate between Chris Evans voice & Tim Allen’s Voice.
Voice Cast:
- Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear
- Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne, Alisha’s granddaughter, who Buzz meets
- Keira Hairston as Young Izzy
- Peter Sohn as Sox, a robotic cat and Buzz’s companion
- James Brolin as Emperor Zurg
- Taika Waititi as Mo Morrison
- Dale Soules as Darby Steel
- Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne, Buzz’s friend and Izzy’s grandmother
- Mary McDonald-Lewis as I.V.A.N.
- Efren Ramirez as Diaz
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Commander Burnside
- Tim Peake as “Tim from Mission Control”
I highly recommend this film it was very entertaining.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.