There is so much going on that, though the subjects it attacks deserve it, it was difficult to connect with any of it.

It is very enjoyable to watch it go where we already know it is headed.

There were certainly times The Way Back felt honest, until it dove deeper into its formulas.

The premise of Onward makes it sound like a routine family movie. However, Pixar, as usual, spins it into something different.

It is a skillfully made suspense thriller that kept me consistently engrossed, even though I sort of knew where it was going.

An inert production that has little more to say than “she was treated unfairly.”

It takes a bit of an easy way out down the stretch; still, fans of this type of contemporary horror will want to check it out.

The negatives will not matter to those for whom the phrase “cute movie dog” is a massive selling point. For the rest, it adds up to decent.

Those who remember the show will likely be put off by the turn toward horror. Those interested in this have probably never heard of the show

The character is annoying, the humor is mostly of the fart and poop variety and Jim Carrey gives a very irritating performance.