Onward

My daughter and I loved it, she cried throughout most of the movie and she is 25 years old. Beautiful story!!!

Pixar finally comes back to creating original stories, of which they are best at. As an older brother myself this film seems to hit the right places and give me the feels. This film is very entertaining and never boring. It can also be viewed a second time to pull apart the many deep themes and messages within it. Though not the best Pixar movie, it deserves to be seen.

Onward’s ups and downs suggest these probably are less magical times at Pixar. But that doesn’t mean with enough hard work or concentration — or maybe just following your gut — that the magic can’t come back, if only for a little while.

Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

It lacks infectious magic. Any promise of originality fueled early on by the amusing sight of unicorns sniffing through suburban trash quickly dissipates as the siblings' journey gets under way, their progress marked by slapstick gags, predictable close shaves, encounters with characters that often feel like plot padding and standard life lessons writ large.

David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

Burdened with a drab quest narrative and populated by sweet but unmemorable characters, the studio’s 22nd feature still delivers glorious animation and the occasional tear-jerking sequence. But whether it’s the pedestrian design of this mythical realm or the simplistic story of squabbling brothers in search of their long-lost father, Onward never feels like much of an advancement.