Frozen after the second act

Rating: 10/10 (26 November 2013)

It was good, but it had third act pacing problems, the denouement is rushed and the plot was a little disjointed and ironically took place behind closed doors.
I feel like Anna and Kristoff ending up together is just too damn convenient; it doesn't feel real enough because their characters aren't sufficiently developed.
Olaf isn't terrible but his kiddie appeal is too pronounced at times and they should have toned down the slapstick just a bit.
The trolls were a total misstep and ultimately useless. The movie could have done without them and their musical number. It feels like they're a holdover from the Andersen adaptation; they don't really go anywhere meaningful and the springtime feeling of their visuals clash with the rest of the movie at a time that breaks up the tension in a major way instead of letting it build. They feel, like Olaf, like padding, or maybe they were the favorite of someone in the production. They could be altered without harming the narrative.
It's not Wreck-It Ralph but it's better than most every other Disney movie. The CG is stunning; the snow was a true spectacle; the ice needed work but liquid water was done perfectly. This had better win Best Animated Feature on technical merits alone.
I teared up a few times for Beck's score and I think this would actually work better as a straight-up drama without the musical aspect because once they get past Let it Go the songs are superfluous.