More cookie cutter than should be legally possible

Rating: 5/10 (26 September 2000)

Sometimes modern Disney and I don't get along. They're too musical, too hokey, and more often than not have cookie cutter formulas. Despite all this, many modern Disney movies are still quite good and have strong stories. Hercules is something different. While the characters are no more worse than usual, the story is Disney's most shallow and unsatisfying yet. It is occasionally funny, and it tries to be a comedy like Aladdin. Aladdin, however, was inspired, had a refreshing story, and was a technical marvel. Hercules just comes off as being no more than an extended Saturday morning cartoon. If all you want is comedy, by all means watch this and laugh your head off. But if you want comedy with a little something extra, there are other Disney movies out there that are better.