Frozen in my Mind (for all the wrong reasons).

Rating: 4/10 (3 July 2015)

When I saw Frozen with my younger cousins, I didn't mind at first. The trailers were well-made and I had already witnessed the potential Disney had without Pixar in Wreck-it-Ralph. However, I came out of the theatre confused, annoyed and with sore ears.
The plot was mediocre and is riddled with clichés. Let me summarise: Elsa is a young heir to the throne causes something horrible and is convinced that she is the monster. She runs away to a remote location and sings a song about letting go of her worries while everything at home becomes increasingly worse. Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, THE LION KING! This movie flat out rips off one of Disney's greatest movies and manages to become more successful critically and financially. H-HOW?! There is little originality in this plot, as it also borrows clichés from previous Disney princess movies. Love at first sight, a shady and unexpectedly evil character, a climax which is solved via true love, blah blah blah blah blah we've all seen it before.
But by far the worst part of this movie were the songs. Oh my God, the songs. Not all of them are bad, but a few of them make me want to rip my eardrums out. 'Frozen Heart', 'In Summer' and 'Fixer Upper' were okay but forgettable. 'For the First Time in Forever' was a little annoying, but bearable. However, 'Let it Go' really got on my nerves. It wouldn't be as bad if Disney Channel didn't play it 20 times everyday (not to mention that every 5 year old girl on the planet sings it religiously). But 'Do you Want to Build a Snowman' was the worst, with every time I hear it my eardrums bleed a little bit.
However, I do have some positive things to say about this movie. The animation looks great and Disney wanted to keep the art style similar to Tangled and Wreck-it-Ralph, which I think works well. While dull and clichéd personality wise, the characters had great voice actors and their voices perfectly matched their personality. Finally, Elsa's ice powers were cool and surprising for a Disney movie, but I just feel that they couldn't keep Elsa's skill set consistent and her powers weren't utilised to their full potential.
If you're a 4-10 year old girl that adores the Disney princesses, then you'll probably enjoy this movie. But for everyone else, approach with caution. This movie will either bore you with it's clichéd plot or make your ears bleed with the numerous ear-grating songs. My only request for your next princess movie Disney is this: BE MORE ORIGINAL. Otherwise, this was overall a dull and boring movie with only a few redeeming factors that are few and far between.