Toy Story 3

The ostensibly inanimate objects are far more animated than most movie stars.

It takes a kind of genius to combine a children's movie for grown-ups and a grown-up's movie for children in one glittering digimated package, yet the folks at Pixar have done it time and again.

Action-wise, this is essentially a prison-break caper, but there is so much more to it than this.

When teenaged Andy plops down on the grass to share his old toys with a shy little girl, the film spikes with sadness and layered pleasure -- a concise, deeply wise expression of the ephemeral that feels real and yet utterly transporting.

There are many sweet laughs and joking allusions to horror and prison-break movies, but the Pixar gang gets at the most primary fear -- being cast off and no longer of use.

I seriously doubt there will be a more hilarious and heartfelt blockbuster all summer.

"Toy Story 3" creates and occupies an imaginative world of dazzling detail but, more importantly, tells a poignant story any child (or former child) can identify with.

Filled with bravado action sequences, endless laughter, and the kind of emotional power that makes the film more enjoyable for adults than the targeted child audience, this film is simply a delight in every respect.

One of the best kids movies for grownups out there.

Toy Story 3 is definitively for children, and can't leave us with too bleak of a message… but don't be embarrassed for spilling a comforting tear at the ending. [Full review in Spanish]