I don't know what it is about Pete Doctor Pixar films, but they don't appeal to me nearly as much to me as they do to other people.

Like, saying it's bad would be foolish, it's too well made for that.
The animation is top notch, as are the cinematography, colour grading and score.
Also, I praise Pete's ability gift for taking abstract ideas and making them concrete and fun.
Most of it is presented in a weird and artsy way, which is always risky for a film of this caliber (and I praise him all the more for it).

However, just like with _Inside Out_, I thought this was overall just fine, and mostly massively overhyped.
First of all, the set up of the film feels really rushed.
They push through a massive amount of concepts in the first act, and none of them are given any time to breathe.
The second act is ... occasionally funny, but reminiscent of many, many things I've seen before. I've seen [spoiler] body swap movies (e.g. Jumanji and its sequels) [/spoiler] and [spoiler] movies about extraordinary characters discovering earth (e.g. Elf, and frankly a ton of other films) [/spoiler].
There are some emotional moments in the third act, but they feel neutered because you know where everything is going at this point.
Also, I’m not going to call the movie ‘profound’ because there is a bit of subtext in it.

6.5/10