When Inside Out came out it was another Pixar, it was another cinema, cinematically speaking it was another era. Inside Out was one of the biggest bets made by a Hollywood major in the field of animation. And it was won. 
Pixar, moreover, succeeded in the difficult task of creating a growing series like that of Toy Story which showed no signs of slowing down until 3. indeed... 

All these were good reasons to expect a great film given the exceptional progenitor. Instead, the expectations will be very high, it will be that much of the narrative structure is no longer surprising, but the final result is quite flat. 

Inside Out 2 is little more than an action film with a few successful scenes. As in any self-respecting sequel, the variables are increased, in this case the emotions, but overall very little changes. A couple of successful discoveries (the panic attack above all) are not enough to raise expectations. 

This time the more psychological side is really relegated to a few initial and final fragments, in the middle a sort of Indiana Jones in the Canyon of Colors (perhaps too bad of a simile?) which doesn't even try to delve into depth. 

Inside Out 2 has the feel of a wasted opportunity, but in its defense it must be said that if you set aside a director and screenwriter like Pete Docter (Monsters & Co, Up, but also Toy Story and Wall- E) capable of revolutionizing world animation in the past years it is almost impossible to find a worthy replacement capable of reinvigorating the saga. However, it is still a film with which to spend a fun two hours.