Toy Story 2
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: November 24, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
One of those rare sequels that's even better than the original. Read full review
100
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Toy Story 2 may not have the most original title, but everything else about it is, well, mint in the box. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful and wise. Read full review
100
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
With its agile, clever script and winning characters, Toy Story 2 is that rare thing -- an excellent children's movie with no upper age limit. Read full review
100
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Toy Story 2, like its forebear, will stand the test of time. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
The most entertaining movie of the year. Funny and action-packed, it's also got that rare thing, heart. Read full review
100
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
No parent who's been roped into leading the troops to a matinee need fear being bored: gags are, Simpsons-like, conceived to tickle several generations at once. Read full review
100
NewsweekDavid Ansen
The superrealist images beguile us with their bold wit, and the storytelling is so tight, urgent and inventive there doesn't seem to be a wasted moment. Which makes you wonder -- why can't scripts this clever be written for human beings? Read full review
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It not only pushes the computer-generated film envelope to the very edge, it's every bit as charming, funny and exciting as the original. In fact, I enjoyed it quite a bit more. Read full review
100
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
What's most amazing is the finely nuanced performances these bits and bytes deliver. Read full review
100
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A sequel that eclipses the original. The toys are back with even more hilarious vengeance. The story's twice as inventive as its predecessor. Read full review
100
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
The animation is even more mind-blowing, if that's possible. The characters and objects seem even more palpable and real than last time. There's a thickness to bodies of the human characters and an amazing attention to detail throughout. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
You can't ask for a family film to do more than Toy Story 2. It's smart and playful enough to entertain adults, yet it never aims above the heads of kids. Read full review
100
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Prove(s) once again how ingenious, artful and flat-out entertaining animation can be. Read full review
90
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Toy Story 2 is to "Toy Story" what "The Empire Strikes Back" was to its predecessor, a richer, more satisfying film in every respect. Read full review
90
SalonJanelle Brown
Just as good as the original. In fact, it might even be better. Not only is it just as visually stunning and witty as the first, but it's funnier, more thoughtful and more grown-up. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Making sure that computer-generated animation will never be the same. Read full review
90
Film.comTom Keogh
So funny and smart that holding it up against its predecessor is as pointless as comparing peak episodes of "Seinfeld." Read full review
90
TimeRichard Schickel
Pixar's improved computer animation is up to all the demands of this excellent adventure. Read full review
90
Film.comRobert Horton
Doesn't have the purity, the sense of discovery, of the first Toy Story, but it's still an utter delight. Its images and gags keep replaying themselves in the mind well after the film is over. Read full review
89
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
A technologically marvelous animated movie that's just as funny and inventive as the first, but also more emotionally engaging than most live-action films. This is clearly a sequel in name only. Read full review
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Toy Story had a simpler, stronger story and the advantage of being the first of its kind. But it's quickly apparent that TS2 represents a major step forward in computer-animation artistry. Read full review
88
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The sequel is faster, funnier and wilder, with more cunningly contrived computer effects. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This isn't a made-for-video that they decided to put into theaters, but a version intended from the first to be theatrical. That's important, because it means more detail and complexity went into the animation. Read full review
80
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
The story is just as funny and touching. The only problem is the inevitable one: The freshness -- the novel delight -- is a little faded now. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The kitsch is back in full bloom. Read full review
80
Film.comJohn Hartl
Runs on wit and creativity. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Aspires to the boundlessness of a kid's imagination. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Everything you could want in a sequel. It satisfyingly regenerates the characters and qualities that made the first film so popular. And then it moves them forward into newer, fresher, more elaborate, more involving territory. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story is surprising, the screenplay is witty, and the animation is wonderfully creative. A super sequel. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Some powerful dialogue. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
It's impossible not to shake the feeling that we've been here before, and the movie never does convince you that a return trip was entirely necessary. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The story is simple enough for young children to follow, and the computer-animated images are both bright and surprisingly complex. Adults won't find the action heart-stopping. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
If you (or your kids) loved Toy Story, you'll like Toy Story 2 as well. Just don't expect any big surprises. Read full review
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