Lightyear

Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

Cast

Chris Evans

as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Keke Palmer

as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)

Peter Sohn

as SOX (voice)

Taika Waititi

as Mo Morrison (voice)

Dale Soules

as Darby Steel (voice)

James Brolin

as Zurg (voice)

Uzo Aduba

as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

Mary McDonald-Lewis

as I.V.A.N. (voice)

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

as Commander Burnside (voice)

Angus MacLane

as ERIC / DERIC / Zyclops (voice)

Reviews

garethmb

The digital magicians at Pixar have returned with an origin story of one of their most famous characters. “Lightyear” opens with an explanation that Andy from “A Toy Story” was given a toy based on his favorite movie in 1995 and that this is the movie upon which the toy was based. With that expla...

Chris Sawin

Like _Toy Story 4_, _Lightyear_ is an unnecessary installment to the Toy Story franchise, but is enjoyable nevertheless. Its homage to science fiction makes the animated film feel more like a sci-fi actioner rather than an animated film the majority of the time. It has a rich and palpable atmosphere...

Driver

Where has the "magic" gone? Disney muddles the mix once again and ruins a childhood favorite by removing the accomplished Buzz frontman Tim Allen for Chris Evans? I was so wanting to see the quick quips and humor a comedian such as Allen has always brought to the Toy Story franchise and sadly they w...

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/lightyear-spoiler-free-review "Lightyear is far from yet another incredibly memorable Pixar film, but it's still an adventure filled with tons of entertainment, inspiring messages, and breathtaking animation. Angus MacLane doe...

CinemaSerf

Just like in "Alien" (1979) a ship's computer wakes some of the crew mid-trip when it detects an uncharted planet. Space Rangers "Buzz", "Hawthorne" and a rookie take the ship down for a look, but are soon facing some hungry plants and big bugs. He attempts to escape, but the ship (the "Turnip") cli...

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