Good Disney fairy tale. Not up to Pixar standards.

Rating: 6/10 (24 June 2012)

If you go into this move expecting a Disney movie, you shouldn't be disappointed. If you expect a Pixar film, you will be left wanting.
Though Brave is a competent fairy tale in the Disney tradition, it lacks the creativity and nuance I expect of Pixar films. I felt like I was watching Cinderella Meets Beauty and the Beast in CGI rather than the next story from the people who brought us Up, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, and Toy Story.
This is the first Pixar film I've seen which I feel is not worthy of a major Academy Award nomination.
I hope this is not indicative of Disney's influence on their new subsidiary. If so, we've lost a great studio.