Mercifully not as gratingly maudlin as its predecessor, an animated tale of the lives of emotions inside a child’s head, Inside Out 2 doesn ... or a thorough cry for help from the Pixar ...

The folks at Pixar have spent two decades learning how best to tug on our heartstrings, from 1995's Toy Story, via Finding Nemo, WALL-E and Up, to this year's phenomenally popular Inside Out.