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Toy Story 5 splits critics, but most praise its 'cautionary' message about tech
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- Paul Glynn Culture reporter Disney Tom Hanks's Woody (right) and Tim Allen's Buzz are back but facing a new threat.
- But one thing most reviewers agreed on is that the message of the film - which finds Woody, Buzz and Jessie fighting with a new digital device called Lilypad for children's attention - is a "cautionary" one.
- Toy Story 5 is released in UK cinemas on Friday, just days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a forthcoming social media ban for all those under 16.
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Paul Glynn Culture reporter Disney Tom Hanks's Woody (right) and Tim Allen's Buzz are back but facing a new threat. The fifth instalment of Toy Story has received mixed reviews from critics, who have describe it as being "a warm and wry update" to an otherwise now "played out" franchise.
But one thing most reviewers agreed on is that the message of the film - which finds Woody, Buzz and Jessie fighting with a new digital device called Lilypad for children's attention - is a "cautionary" one.
Toy Story 5 is released in UK cinemas on Friday, just days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a forthcoming social media ban for all those under 16.
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