Pro vs Con

Rating: 3/10 (17 March 2012)

Pro: They added a slightly more emotional back story and had more finality to said issues. Ariel was played by an attractive woman rather that a tall 12 year old boy in a bad wig. The character of Willard could really dance, rather than learn to simply shake his hands and chest bump, and the learning to dance sequence was amusingly horrendous rather too embarrassing to watch. They actually managed to cast someone who makes Sarah Jessica Parker look attractive by comparison. The people Ren lives with are loving and supportive rather than judgmental. The dancing was overall quite impressive.
Con: The acting was absolutely terrible. Even the professional actors seemed to be asleep at the switch. They kept in far too many of the original lines to save it from being compared to the original, but none of the lines kept were said in a believable way. The whole point of a remake is to improve on it, not take memorable parts and ruin it. Im fine with adding new music despite the wonderful original soundtrack, but they at times played songs in the wrong places, and almost all of the remixes were terrible. The only one that didn't make me want to hit mute was "Almost Paradise" because it took out the 80s cliché sound the original had. Also, they kept in that horrid maroon tux.