Gets you dancing...

Rating: 8/10 (27 November 2006)

After reading reviews of this movie on how funny it was and uplifting, I finally went to see it at a night showing (which I generally don't spend the money on -- I'm all about matinees). The movie definitely had some cute parts, some funny parts, and some moving parts, which is more than your typical film has. It dragged a little bit, sort of a rarity for an animated film, but for the most part you felt connected to the characters. I'm a sucker for films with messages and when the film finally arrived at its own, I felt it did a fine job with it.
All that being said, it's a fun film...the music and dancing is not at all esoterically Fantasia-like. The songs are familiar and catchy, and the dancing really makes you ache to move your feet. I recommend it for a fun film with a good message.