Onward
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt voice two elf brothers whose attempt to bring their father back to life goes terribly wrong in this Pixar animation. Also lending their voices are Octavia Spencer and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The two brothers discover a spell that will bring their dearly departed dad back for 24 hours. But when nothing goes according to plan, it's suddenly a race against time to fix what they've done before it's too late.
- Director:
- Dan Scanlon ('Monsters University')
- Writer:
- Dan Scanlon
- Cast:
- Chris PrattTom HollandOctavia SpencerJulia Louis-DreyfusLena WaitheAli WongMel RodriguezJohn Ratzenberger
Reviews & comments
Despite its fantastical setting, this film shows more of reality than most animated efforts these days, and includes at least a couple pretty fun action scenes. However, like many modern animated films, it falls into quite a pacing slump, attempting to crack too many cliché gags, and never knowing how to smoothly sail the ocean of emotional beats. All in...
Stuff
pressDirector Dan Scanlon's bromantic road movie showcases what the animation studio does best.
FilmInk
pressGreater self-confidence might just be the last thing audiences want to see male characters try to achieve in 2020, but in the case of Onward, it could prove the right direction for male-centric storytelling.
Total Film
pressThe animation is spellbinding as Onward builds into a galloping adventure full of amusement, excitement and enchantment.
Variety
pressYou won't feel cheated by it, but you won't feel elated, either. Yet Pixar, in its very bravura, has more than earned the right to put out a movie like this one - an unabashed piece of product, a kind of Pixar place-holder made with a tiny dash of soul.
The Times
pressIt's transcendent, cathartic, structurally smart and delivers a soulful narrative twist. It's painful, but in the best way.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe majority of Pixar's films are special for one reason or another. Which makes the generic bro humour and familiar Dungeons & Dragons role-play vibe of Onward a let-down.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe untimely death of a parent is, of course, a timeless fairy-tale trope and something of a Disney narrative specialty, but "Onward" employs the cliché in ways that feel both more personal and more daring.
The Guardian
pressBeneath the bro-friendly, fantasy-art trappings, Onward finds a little bit of that old Pixar magic.
Empire Magazine
pressPixar returns with a great big power-chord of a movie - heart-pumping, resonant, and positively harmonious.
Stuff
pressDirector Dan Scanlon's bromantic road movie showcases what the animation studio does best.
FilmInk
pressGreater self-confidence might just be the last thing audiences want to see male characters try to achieve in 2020, but in the case of Onward, it could prove the right direction for male-centric storytelling.
Total Film
pressThe animation is spellbinding as Onward builds into a galloping adventure full of amusement, excitement and enchantment.
Variety
pressYou won't feel cheated by it, but you won't feel elated, either. Yet Pixar, in its very bravura, has more than earned the right to put out a movie like this one - an unabashed piece of product, a kind of Pixar place-holder made with a tiny dash of soul.
The Times
pressIt's transcendent, cathartic, structurally smart and delivers a soulful narrative twist. It's painful, but in the best way.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe majority of Pixar's films are special for one reason or another. Which makes the generic bro humour and familiar Dungeons & Dragons role-play vibe of Onward a let-down.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe untimely death of a parent is, of course, a timeless fairy-tale trope and something of a Disney narrative specialty, but "Onward" employs the cliché in ways that feel both more personal and more daring.
The Guardian
pressBeneath the bro-friendly, fantasy-art trappings, Onward finds a little bit of that old Pixar magic.
Empire Magazine
pressPixar returns with a great big power-chord of a movie - heart-pumping, resonant, and positively harmonious.
Despite its fantastical setting, this film shows more of reality than most animated efforts these days, and includes at least a couple pretty fun action scenes. However, like many modern animated films, it falls into quite a pacing slump, attempting to crack too many cliché gags, and never knowing how to smoothly sail the ocean of emotional beats. All...
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