Onward

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: March 6, 2020

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 453 Ratings

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kirkenderMay 26, 2020

I have always given Pixar the benefit of the doubt that they are legitimately trying to tell good stories and any time I might not like one of their films it just might not be for me. I am after all, a mostly adult man. But seriously who isI have always given Pixar the benefit of the doubt that they are legitimately trying to tell good stories and any time I might not like one of their films it just might not be for me. I am after all, a mostly adult man. But seriously who is Onward for? It's really lazy in story and character. It takes this fantastical premise and setting and makes it super boring. What if dungeons and dragons were real and set in the real world? Sounds exciting right? Well turns out its exactly like our real world but people look different and there's magic but not a lot of magic so it really doesn't mean much. Cooooooool. It's honestly so freaking boring I can't believe it made it past the script phase, someone at Disney or Pixar should have been like... this is a sitcom episode from the 1950's with elf people. Do we really have anything to say with this? Omg why do the brothers have so much reverence for their dad when he was literally never around and their mom has zero screen time to actually share why their dad was awesome. It's just blind male hero worship without introspection. Also why the heck would you chose the bottom half to materialize from a story standpoint??? If the top half materialized then at least you can have some engaging character work and the brothers have to learn how to take care of others (and of course dumb comedy happenings) but instead we get the uncharismatic legs and feet wandering around like a useless plot device. Sigh. Pixar has really fell from grace.… Expand

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JCenaJun 19, 2023

Yet again another Disney woke garbage of a movie! It never ceases to amaze me that Disney has ruined everything....Walt Disney would be rolling in his grave! Not even worth trying to explain to be honest! Fkn A...

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HannahboelmanMar 10, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Onward was highly disappointing. The story teller(s) was out of touch with their audience, their characters, their setting, and their motive. For a movie about wonder and enchantment, those seemed more like buzz words than anything else. The magic lacked demention and structure. The pacing was unpredictable and the jokes suffered because of this. The characters were ungrounded and over simplified. Each one had a unearned character arc and convient circumstances. There was no true tension. Just "Problematic circumstances". It truly came across as a million dollar student film. Despite what I consider to be an incredibly poor Pixar movie, the moral of the story was touching. I actually cried at one point as I considered the burden of love and loss. This seemed to be the crescendo of the movie. But it was not well supported. It was a great concept that was poorly conceived. Overall, I am questioning my loyalty to my lifelong devotion of Pixar. The movie I saw yesterday does not match up to the movies of Pixar's past. Unfortunately, Onward seems to be following a recipe without understanding the ingredients. I have to believe it can do better.… Expand

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BlacklegacyApr 5, 2020

22 movies made by Pixar and this is the most predictable one. Such a lack of a story made this feel repetitive. You can see the ending a mile away. Making the characters Exactly like humans takes the whole fantasy feel away. Honestly just a22 movies made by Pixar and this is the most predictable one. Such a lack of a story made this feel repetitive. You can see the ending a mile away. Making the characters Exactly like humans takes the whole fantasy feel away. Honestly just a disappointment.… Expand

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taliashtibekerApr 21, 2020

One of the most boring and stupid movie disney has ever made!!!
The plot is bad, the voice choosing bad....hate every second in the movie

5 of 14 users found this helpful59

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agg8877Mar 7, 2020

This does not seem to be done by Pixar, an ill-made story of an anime, poorly developed sentimentality and a rather forced LGBTI Disney brand agenda. I put 2 because it has beautiful graphics

7 of 21 users found this helpful714

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EvanpotterrevieMay 1, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Onward Review

Everyones saying Pixar is back, that Onward is so orginal and creative. Call Me buzzkill train because it is lame,coprately manufactered, boring in some cases and predictible from start to finish. I hate this film way more than Cars 2 (which i enjoy ironicly) Onward basicly took two MCU Stars (Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) and mixed them in a generic story that you'd think is a Box Office Bomb of a DREAMWORKS Movie and reuses regular Fantasy Tropes. Over all Onward is Lukewarm at Best and absoultey bland and mediocre at worse. Like Cars 2, Onward is made for KIDS AND KIDS ONLY. Sometimes its funny but other times it uses Junvinal humor aimed at the lowest common detonator or Obscure Doungons and Dragon refrences on huge DAD fans will get

the story (with all do respect to the director) is reused with so much issues and chiches

sorry if this review is late but i felt like i NEEDED TO write this review. Thank you for reading my review. Stay Home, Stay Safe folks!… Expand

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FadeBlackMar 3, 2021

Probably the worst effort Disney or Pixar have ever made. Felt completely by the numbers, predictable in every way, devoid of anything interesting. The focus on the brother's relationship is hard to dislike, but at the same time it wasProbably the worst effort Disney or Pixar have ever made. Felt completely by the numbers, predictable in every way, devoid of anything interesting. The focus on the brother's relationship is hard to dislike, but at the same time it was delivered in the most unremarkable and uninspiring way.… Expand

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DragonWarrior69Jan 25, 2022

I don't get the cult classic hype around this movie, because it's genuinely nothing special and nothing good. It's boring, unfunny and manipulative, and probably the most forgettable Pixar movie ever. Considering that both Soul and Luca areI don't get the cult classic hype around this movie, because it's genuinely nothing special and nothing good. It's boring, unfunny and manipulative, and probably the most forgettable Pixar movie ever. Considering that both Soul and Luca are better by landslides, this was a rather lackluster way for Pixar to start the 2020s.… Expand

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DolphinReviewsJul 20, 2022

Not a very good movie. Forgettable, painfully mediocre with unlikable characters and atmosphere.

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