Lightyear (2022)

Lightyear (2022). Lightyear: Directed by Angus MacLane. With Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi. While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

“6.4/10u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe nostalgia was there for ten minutes and then it went away as the story trails away into something that just didnu0026#39;t sit right. While we never got firm info about Buzzu0026#39;s origins in the u0026quot;Toy Storyu0026quot; films. This isnu0026#39;t what I expected for his story. I expected this to be an emotional journey, but there were maybe three moments where a tear was shed. The rest was just u0026quot;emptyu0026quot; space.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe voice acting was good. Chris Evans sounded like Buzz and brought the character to life. The surrounding characters were just as enjoyable. Definitely some funny moments amongst them. I did get a few laughs out, but it felt forced sometimes to be able to enjoy the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film definitely looked, and sounded, great, but it didnu0026#39;t do enough to grasp a love for the character, or the story. Honestly, I donu0026#39;t think this film was for adults to reach back to the childhood nostalgia, but rather its for a new generation to make the character itu0026#39;s own meaning. Flip side to Buzz was Zurg. Zurg was perhaps the biggest disappointment with how they portrayed him. Who he was in u0026quot;Toy Storyu0026quot; is not the same as who is here, and again, it didnu0026#39;t sit right.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think the biggest thing is to forget the trailer. Go in with an open-mind and make of it what you will. The kids in the theatre seemed to have loved.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, not the outstanding film I was expecting even with all the great visual and sound. The story lacked expectations for a nostalgic character, but wasnu0026#39;t necessarily terrible, so again, go in with an open-mind.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThank you for reading my review. Until next time…. Enjoy the show!”