Pixar trades soul-searching for star-seeking in its most whimsical — and least self-serious — original cartoon in over a decade.

Pixar is once again returning to the stars for its latest family-friendly adventure, Elio, which stars Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, and Brad Garrett. But according to the reviews that have just gone online,

It’s pretty obvious that the original intention was to celebrate the outsider and make a point about finding one’s tribe, but somewhere along the line that all got lost, and we’re left with spectacular film about the vastness of infinity that ends up an Earthbound parable about family ties.