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TOY STORY 4 ****
Dir: Josh Cooley (PG, 89 mins)
After the devastating emotional climax of Toy Story 3, which proved a very satisfying end to the adventures of Woody and Buzz and their Andy, this sequel seems risky indeed. What more can be said? And said well enough to honour what has come before? Let’s hope Pixar and director Josh Cooley, together with five writers, can come up with the goods. Woody has a new owner, Bonnie, alongside her new favourite toy at school, Forky (voiced by Tony Hale), a spork with eyes and pipecleaner arms. Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) take it upon themselves to look after him. The family go on a road trip and Forky has an existential crisis; he’s cutlery, not a plaything, and so he runs away. It’s up to Woody and the gang to get him back and prove that being a toy is as good as it gets. Along the way Woody reconnects with a resourceful Bo Peep (Annie Potts) and encounters scary ventriloquist doll Gabby Gabby (Christina Hendricks), fairground prizes Ducky and Bunny (Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele) and the hilarious Evil Knievel-esque Duke Caboom (Keanu Reeves). The charm and wit of the originals will hopefully remain intact and worthy of going to Infinity and Beyond once more. Opens June 21
words Keiron Self