Zootopia: Meh

Rating: 6/10 (15 October 2016)

It's rare to find a movie that fails in one category but pulls itself up in another, only to cycle through this pattern many times over. Zootopia feels like it's trying to pull itself up until it adds another plot point into the film.
So my main issue with the movie is that it ties up it's plot-points too quickly near the end. Like, it resolves the mystery, Weaselton, Mr. Big, and Nick and Judy hating each other in about 10 minutes.
The action scenes were all good, the train scene being a genius scene. The issue is the movie feels it needs to add something to the plot which doesn't do much to the film to put in another scene, like how we have to have a panther go savage just so we get a chase scene in the jungle.
The issue holds true for not any other area of the film. There's also the villain's motivation, and if you haven't seen YMS, that motivation is "I'm really really racist". It would have been nice for Bellwether to be developed on more instead of coming in and having no reason except being racist for being evil.
All in all, Zootopia does have a lot of good things. The music is good, the action scenes are fluid, the characters are great, I loved the world, but the villain killed the movie for me. I can find enjoyment in this, but it's not the best. Watch it with some friends, or alone if you just love Disney. It's a good film, but it could be better.