 Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and said in his print review "I forgot something about toys a long time ago, and "Toy Story 2" reminded me".Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" said ""Toy Story 2" may not have the most original title, but everything else about it is, well, mint in the box".Lisa Schwarzbaum of "Entertainment Weekly" said "It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful and wise".