No "Lion King",but not "Hercules"

Rating: Null/10 (21 November 2000)

Starting in the late eighties, Walt Disney studios produced some entertaining animated pictures. By the mid-nineties, their films had become an assembly line product. "Mulan" steers this course, as a young innocent gains an important life lesson within a ninety minute package. Menacing villains, trendy colloquial language, and computer generated animation pervades throughout. There is a cute dragon creature, voiced by Eddie Murphy, traveling with Mulan that provides aid and comic relief. Murphy could have played this role like Robin Williams' genie in "Aladdin", but opts for a more humble approach. I admired a battle sequence on a snow covered mountain range and a minimal use of bland, forgettable songs. 2.5 out of 4 stars.