It's a worthy addition to Disney's line of fairytale movies, no doubt about that, although it doesn't quite outdo Tangled. While that one had its flaws as well, I felt it overall had better narrative, comedy and music. Frozen has a strong narrative the first half which weakens a bit the second half, the comedy feels a bit repetitive and the songs have their ups and downs. Contrary to what most others do, I really like "Do you want to build a snowman", while I'm kinda indifferent to "Let it go". While I DO think it's a beautiful song, it also sounds a bit too modernized and like the songs they sing on Eurovision today. However, being Norwegian I loved seeing the fjords and mountain-filled landscapes as well as the gorgeously animated snow, and the small references such as to "lutefisk", "gløgg" and Kristoff being a sami were all things I laughed at (in a good sense). Hans is also a great villain, though I agree it can feel a bit out of nowhere when he reveals himself, and his defeat is pretty standard "stupid villain" defeat like someone else pointed out. Elsa is a good character too, although I felt her personality and struggles wasn't really explored that much, and the entire third act with her felt kinda rushed. The climax with Anna sacrificing herself for her is touching, no doubt, but it didn't really feel like the epic payoff it should have been. At least to me personally, that stemmed from the said slight rushedness I felt the latter half suffered from. I really like Anna however, even if she does remind of Rapunzel, I still felt she's the funniest Disney princess in a long time and I liked her better than the latter, mostly for her clumsiness mixed with her touching devotion to find her sister. Her relationship with Kristoff is also adorable, as well as funny (I felt they had more of a natural contrast to them than Flynn and Rapunzel did), and their kiss serving as more of an aftermath than a climax was also a nice touch. Overall, I give Frozen a 7/10 star rating.
Good, but not great
It's a worthy addition to Disney's line of fairytale movies, no doubt about that, although it doesn't quite outdo Tangled. While that one had its flaws as well, I felt it overall had better narrative, comedy and music. Frozen has a strong narrative the first half which weakens a bit the second half, the comedy feels a bit repetitive and the songs have their ups and downs. Contrary to what most others do, I really like "Do you want to build a snowman", while I'm kinda indifferent to "Let it go". While I DO think it's a beautiful song, it also sounds a bit too modernized and like the songs they sing on Eurovision today. However, being Norwegian I loved seeing the fjords and mountain-filled landscapes as well as the gorgeously animated snow, and the small references such as to "lutefisk", "gløgg" and Kristoff being a sami were all things I laughed at (in a good sense). Hans is also a great villain, though I agree it can feel a bit out of nowhere when he reveals himself, and his defeat is pretty standard "stupid villain" defeat like someone else pointed out. Elsa is a good character too, although I felt her personality and struggles wasn't really explored that much, and the entire third act with her felt kinda rushed. The climax with Anna sacrificing herself for her is touching, no doubt, but it didn't really feel like the epic payoff it should have been. At least to me personally, that stemmed from the said slight rushedness I felt the latter half suffered from. I really like Anna however, even if she does remind of Rapunzel, I still felt she's the funniest Disney princess in a long time and I liked her better than the latter, mostly for her clumsiness mixed with her touching devotion to find her sister. Her relationship with Kristoff is also adorable, as well as funny (I felt they had more of a natural contrast to them than Flynn and Rapunzel did), and their kiss serving as more of an aftermath than a climax was also a nice touch. Overall, I give Frozen a 7/10 star rating.