A few years ago a big deal was made of the fact that Disney was no longer going to make traditional 2d, hand drawn animated films. Their 3D computer generated films were not all that flash (not including Pixar there because Disney only distribute the films not make them) but then John Lasseter took over Disney Animation and bought back the tradition.
It is kind of a shame that this this was the film to bring the format back to Disney. While the film is good it is no where near as great as some of the classics Disney has produced. The advertising for the film made comparisons to the likes of 'Beauty & The Beast'; 'Aladdin' and 'The Lion King'. This pretty much set the bar far too high for this film to succeed and sadly it doesn't. It is by no means the worst of the animated films made but is just not all that great. One interesting thing I found was the tone and look of the film. I felt like I was watching a really old Disney film from the 50's or 60's and not something made now. The story is very good and has some interesting twists and turns. But I do feel that the title of the film does give away the ending.
The voice cast is not all that famous and might be part of the film's problem. While I agree that we do not need 'name' or 'famous' actors to play the parts, it would be nice to have ones which bring a little more personality to their voices. The cast is serviceable for the parts they play but is not as great as it could be.
As long as you lower your expectations you should find this a decent animated film. It might impress young kids who have not seen past Disney greats to compare it to.
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