Onward Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

Ups...

6. Tom Holland & Chris Pratt's Brotherly Chemistry

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Pixar sure knew what they were doing when they cast Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as the leads in this movie.

Holland and Pratt rather unsurprisingly play hilariously unsubtle variations on their Marvel Cinematic Universe superheroes, with Holland the anxious nerd and Pratt the more aloof klutz character.

Put them together and you've got effortlessly entertaining banter, because no matter that the script is fairly middling at the best of times, their energetic and enthusiastic performances significantly elevate the material.

They both obviously deserve better, but even at its weakest, the film is focused on animated elf versions of Spider-Man and Star-Lord riffing off one another. There are far worse things to sit through.

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