History YMMV / Ballerina

* ClicheStorm: The film features familiar character archetypes such as the dreamer, the [[BunglingInventor inventor]] and the AlphaBitch and a LiarRevealed story with AnAesop about believing in yourself and following your dreams.

* AmericansHateTingle: ''Ballerina'' was released to poor critical reception in America, with most critics citing the film as dull and bland. Meanwhile, the film received better reviews in France and from the general audience.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[spoiler:The final confrontation between Félicie and Regine can come off as this. Not only does it cause a severe MoodWhiplash, but the scene is never referenced again and it isn't clarified what happened to Regine afterwards.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: A movie set in 19th-century Paris, about ballet, with modern pop songs playing.

* JerkassWoobie: Camille. A haughty AlphaBitch who treats Félicie like dirt, destroys her music box merely to upset her, and has no qualms potentially injuring her during their dance-off. But it's made clear that her attitude stems from her poor treatment from her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], Regine, who basically works her like a slave and leaves her unable to have a real social life, and [[spoiler: she's apologetic and softens up after she realizes that she's let her mother control her life even down to her personality.]]

* UncannyValley: Mr. Luteau's cross-eyed facial expressions can be...unnerving.

* FoeYay: Félicie and Camille can give off this vibe, especially in the dance battle. It's especially big on Félicie's end, seeing as [[spoiler: the ''minute'' DefeatMeansFriendship kicks in, Félicie gives Camille a tight hug rather than the offered handshake, surprising Camille greatly.]]

* {{Anvilicious}}: The film repeatedly hits the viewers over the head with its messages to believe in yourself and follow your dreams, which is not helped by the fact these lessons have been taught in preceding media countless times before to the point of bordering on CaptainObviousAesop. The American version takes it UpToEleven by adding more dialogue that hammer the point in further, removing whatever subtlety the original version had.
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* ClicheStorm: A common complaint against the film, even before its release, featuring familiar character archetypes such as the dreamer, the [[BunglingInventor inventor]] and the AlphaBitch and a LiarRevealed story with AnAesop about believing in yourself and following your dreams, a lesson that has been taught many times before. It wouldn't be nearly as bad if it wasn't so [[{{Anvilicious}} blatant about it.]]
* CriticalDissonance: The film received negative reviews from critics in its American release, garnering a 42% "Rotten" score. The film received higher praise from audience members and was a box office success overseas in spite of this.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Even prior to its release, the film received criticism due to its generic-sounding plot and cliched "believe in yourself" message that has been done a million times before.

* MisaimedMarketing: The initial promotion for the title changed American release made it out that Felicie and Victor's stories of chasing their respective dreams got an equal amount of focus. They do not.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The American ''[[MarketBasedTitle Leap!]]'' version gets this reaction due to a lot of its added or altered dialogue shoehorning in unfunny jokes and pop culture references as well as pouring onto the film's already {{Anvilicious}} nature. The recasting of some of the characters is also somewhat divisive.

** Félicie, especially during the montage of the first ballet audition where she shows a weak understanding of the dance moves in contrast to her more trained and graceful classmates, but it is so endearingly awkward.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The film repeatedly hits the viewers over the head with its messages of believing in yourself and following your dreams, which is not helped by the fact these lessons have been taught in preceding media multiple times before to the point of bordering on CaptainObviousAesop. The American version takes it UpToEleven by adding more dialogue that hammer the point in further, removing whatever subtlety the original version may have had.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The American ''[[MarketBasedTitle Leap!]]'' version gets this reaction due to a lot of its added or altered dialogue shoehorning in unfunny jokes and pouring onto the film's already {{Anvilicious}} nature. The recasting of some of the characters is also somewhat divisive.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The American ''[[CompletelyDifferentTitle Leap!]]'' version gets this reaction due to a lot of its added or altered dialogue shoehorning in unfunny jokes and pouring onto the film's already {{Anvilicious}} nature. The recasting of some of the characters is also somewhat divisive.

** Félicie, especially during the montage of the first ballet test.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Prior to its release, the film received criticism due to its generic-sounding plot and cliched "believe in yourself" message that has been done a million times before.

* {{Adorkable}}: Victor shows shades of this. Also Félicie.

* NarmCharm: For many the entire movie but more specifically the final climax where [[spoiler: Regine tries to murder Félicie, the whole scene taking place on a then-newly build Statue of Liberty]] seems something more suited for an action movie than a children's film.