Over-hyped, but reasonable

Rating: 6/10 (20 September 2015)

This is a film with plenty to like, but much to hate also
Much has been said about the plot line issues etc, so I want to focus on technical matters
Firstly, Idina Mendzel, is totally wrong for the role of Elsa as scored. The title song is actually not well pitched for her and it shows in the higher ranges, it's well characterised, but otherwise it grates
Secondly there simply are too many songs for the plot line. I don't think as others do that they are bad songs, but they are unnecessary unless it's a musical, but it's not meant to be such
Thirdly: whilst the animation is smooth it's extremely stylised at times and at others very lazy such that it isn't like many Disney films, that are pleasant on the eye, it's just not that pretty. In particular Elsa just doesn't look natural.
Finally: it's just hugely derivative of tangled, from the music to the production