A Lot Of Heart (And Hair!) In This One

Rating: 9/10 (4 March 2017)

The hallmark of Disney animated films (at least of late) has always been their ability to combine humor with heart to produce an entrancing concoction of family entertainment. Simply put, "Tangled" succeeds once again in that vein.
For a basic plot summary, "Tangled" tells the basic story of Rapunzel...but with a more modern feel to it. Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) lives in a tower with Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy) and forbidden to leave. One day, however, the dashing young Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) happens upon the castle and changes Rapunzel's life forever.
Humor-wise, this flick will have young and old alike laughing out loud. Since it is told from the modern perspective (e.g. Rapunzel acts like a current teenager, nothing is "stuffy" about the tale, etc.), there is plenty of room for conversational humor and sight gags galore.
Also, a very interesting animation choice produces big results: the decision to make the characters' faces/eyes as wide/expressive as possible. The film is already a visual treat (Blu-Ray highly recommended), but the emotion (and this movie is full of it) strikes a real chord in large part because of those facial features.
Overall, I very much enjoyed "Tangled" and would highly recommend it to fans of similar Disney or other animated fare. For years I skipped this effort because I thought it little more than a "girls movie", but when watching it with my younger sister it was ME getting emotional...not her!