One of Disney's Best

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2006)

American audiences were not ready for this movie in 1995 and neither was Disney. Just on the bad reaction of some kids at a preview they chopped out the love duet "If I Ever Knew You" and tore the emotional core out of the second half of the film. Thankfully it was restored for the 2005 DVD release and SHOULD be in any future theatrical reissues.
Yes, the movie is not horribly accurate to the historical facts as we know them and it is more like "Romeo and Juliet" than the real story, but it is so well told and the score and artwork are the best post-"Little Mermaid" work that Disney has done.
This is easily in the top 10 of the great Disney films and like "Fantasia" probably won't get the credit it deserves for another 10 to 20 years.