Lightyear Movie Review: Chris Evans' Film Is Adorable, Funny And An Exciting Origin Story
Lightyear voiced by Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, James Brolin, Taika Waititi and others is a fun watch that can be revisited every few years. A good title to add to your Pixar favourite watches.
Star
Cast:
Chirs
Evans,
Keke
Palmer,
Peter
Sohn,
James
Brolin,
Taika
Waititi
Director:
Angus
MacLane
Available
In
Theatres
Duration:
105
Minutes
Language:
English
Plot:
The
film
follows
Buzz
Lightyear
voiced
by
Chris
Evans,
Andy
favourite
toy
which
he
bought
in
1995.
Buzz
was
based
on
a
movie
Andy
watched
at
the
time,
Lightyear
is
that
movie.
The
film
follows
buzz
on
a
mission
to
bring
back
marooned
scientists
on
an
unknown
planet.
Review:
Lightyear
tries
to
be
everything
its
fans
have
dreamed
and
imagined
about
Buzz's
origin,
and
it
does
it
without
taking
away
from
the
character.
Buzz
is
his
naive
and
adorable
self,
from
the
original
toy
story
movies,
Woddy's
presence
is
missed
but
the
film
gives
the
audience
plenty
of
other
material
to
relax
and
enjoy.
Lightyear
begins
with
a
little
anecdote
about
Buzz
Lightyear,
a
toy
bought
by
Andy's
Mom
back
in
1995
because
he
was
the
main
character
in
Andy's
favourite
film.
The
makers
in
the
first
scene
reveal
that
"This
is
that
film." Buzz
is
a
space
ranger
travelling
across
galaxies
with
a
crew
of
scientists,
his
best
friend
Alisha
Hawthorne
and
a
rookie.
They
land
their
turnip
spaceship
to
check
if
it's
habitable
and
has
any
intelligent
lifeform.
On
realising
the
hostile
conditions
of
the
planet,
they
decide
to
leave
immediately.
However,
Buzz
who
is
known
to
rely
only
on
himself
fails
at
trying
to
get
them
safely
off
the
planet
and
the
entire
crew
is
marooned
on
the
random
planet
until
they
can
fix
their
hyperspace
fuel
crystal.
Buzz
and
Hawthorne
have
an
interesting
friendship
that
essentially
created
his
persona.
She
constantly
mocks
Buzz
for
monologuing
into
his
recording
device
on
his
arm,
which
we
have
seen
him
do
in
Toy
Story
movies.
Before
each
adventure,
the
duo
touch
fingers
and
yell
'To
infinity
and
beyond',
which
was
his
catchphrase
in
the
original
movies.
He
is
headstrong,
stubborn
and
without
Woody
to
reason
things
out
for
him,
Buzz
is
pretty
much
his
first
version
of
the
Toy
story.
The
plot
is
very
aware
of
Toy
Story's
version
of
Buzz
and
also
makes
an
elaborate
explanation
about
his
character
development
in
the
film.
Buzz
is
guilt-ridden
that
his
mistake
has
caused
the
entire
crew
to
live
on
the
hostile
planet,
and
dedicates
his
life
to
discovering
an
energy
source
that
will
help
them
achieve
hyperspace
and
get
off
the
planet.
However,
every
time
he
tests
fuel
in
space
he
travels
four
years
in
future
staying
the
same
age,
while
everyone
else
ages
and
grows
and
builds
a
family
on
the
same
planet.
Every
time
you
think,
this
is
the
message
of
the
film,
this
is
the
main
plot,
the
makers
surprise
you
with
more
characters
and
villains.
Director
Angus
MacLane
and
co-writer
Jason
Headley
manage
to
encompass
the
vastness
of
a
space
odyssey
while
also
being
the
story
of
a
space
ranger
who
is
a
little
too
self-reliant,
slowly
learning
to
rely
on
machines
and
humans.
The
film
not
only
mocks
the
type
of
space
movie
that
would
have
existed
in
the
1990s
but
also
is
sarcastic
about
the
overexpressive
storytelling
in
animation
films
for
kids.
Lightyear
has
something
for
all
age
groups
with
adorable
characters
and
a
bit
of
clever
writing.
Few
jokes
have
been
repetitive,
especially
with
the
robotic
cat
Sox,
but
they
land
almost
every
time.
Buzz
still
sounds
like
himself,
but
a
hint
of
charisma
only
possible
for
Captain
America
AKA
Chris
Evans.
Keke
Palmer
as
Izzy
and
Peter
Sohn
as
Sox
add
more
character
to
the
film
and
also
highly
contribute
to
Buzz's
perspective.
A
solo
adventure
of
Sox
across
the
planet
or
anywhere
with
other
robots
would
make
for
a
great
short
watch
on
DisneyPlus.
Overall,
Lightyear
voiced
by
Chris
Evans,
Keke
Palmer,
Peter
Sohn,
James
Brolin,
Taika
Waititi
and
others
is
a
fun
watch
that
can
be
revisited
every
few
years.
A
good
title
to
add
to
your
Pixar
favourite
watches.