Joy meets new emotion Anxiety in Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” opening in theaters June 14.A sequel to one of Pixar’s best films gives us all the right feels this week, as does David E. Kelley’s definitive version of a Scott Turow bestseller.
In “Inside Out 2,” a now-13-year-old Riley leaps into the hot mess of teendom. Her body’s changing and she’s smelly, and — even worse — she’s saddled with a sudden outbreak of pimples. Then comes the heartbreaking news that her besties are moving away to a different school.
Pixar’s animation team makes us feel as if we’re experiencing every colliding emotion that Riley is dealing with, from her breaking into a sweat on the hockey rink and wherever she’s fearful, to a realistic panic attack. Riley’s interior world expands as well and grows more complex in accordance with who Riley is becoming.