Monsters University - A Review

3.5 Stars - Okay

So this is the film I was probably most worried about all summer. I love Monster's Inc. and was afraid this would ruin it. It didn't, but the whole thing still feels like a somewhat pointless and in some ways slightly tragic enterprise...

This film does a fair few things right, the characters are well designed and the animation is as beautiful as you would expect from Pixar, the performances are very solid and gives a good amount of emotional development within the film.

However from the word go in this film Mike wants to be a scarer, but we know he never will be because we've seen the original film, so really the whole thing is just watching him fail, which is kind of sad when you think about it.

There's also a lovely little short called the Blue Umbrella, which is one of the most visually stunning things Pixar has ever done.

Just so damn pretty

In short, I'd say worth a watch, but only at the cinema if you're a die hard Pixar fan, otherwise maybe wait for TV