Critical response Frozen received widespread critical acclaim, with several critics have compared the film favorably to the films of the Disney Renaissance, particularly The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King. The film was praised for its visuals, messages, musical numbers, and voice acting, especially of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad. The Let it Go musical sequence was repeatedly singled out for praise, with some critics calling it one of the best film sequences of the year. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 89% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 179 reviews, with an average score of 7.8/10, making it the highest rated family film in 2013. The sites consensus reads: Beautifully animated, smartly written, and stocked with singalong songs, Frozen adds another worthy entry to the Disney canon. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 75 based on 37 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend revealed the average grade cinemagoers gave Frozen was an A+ on an A+ to F scale. Alonso Duralde of The Wrap hailed the film as the best animated musical to come out of Disney since the tragic death of lyricist Howard Ashman, whose work on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast helped build the studios modern animated division into what it is today. He also elaborated that while it lags the tiniest bit on its way to the conclusion, the script...really delivers; it offers characters to care about, along with some nifty twists and surprises along the way. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter observes Frozen as a true musical and wrote You can practically see the Broadway musical Frozen is destined to become while watching Disneys 3D animated princess tale. McCarthy described the film as energetic, humorous and not too cloying, as well as the first Hollywood film in many years to warn of global cooling rather than warming, this tuneful toon upgrades what has been a lackluster year for big studio animated fare and, beginning with its Thanksgiving opening, should live up to box office expectations as one of the studios hoped-for holiday-spanning blockbusters. Kyle Smith of the New York Post awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and praised the film as a great big snowy pleasure with an emotionally gripping core, brilliant Broadway-style songs and a crafty plot. Its first and third acts are better than the jokey middle, but this is the rare example of a Walt Disney Animation Studios effort that reaches as deep as a Pixar film. Scott Mendelson of Forbes enthused; Frozen is both a declaration of Disneys renewed cultural relevance, and a reaffirmation of Disney coming to terms with its own legacy and its own identity. Its also a just plain terrific bit of family entertainment. The Los Angeles Times extolled the films ensemble voice talent and elaborate musical sequences, and declared Frozen as a welcome return to greatness for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Entertainment Weeklys Owen Gleiberman gave the film a B+ grade and labeled it as a squarely enchanting fairy tale that shows you how the definition of whats fresh in animation can shift. Richard Corliss of Time also lauded the film, writing that, Its great to see Disney returning to its roots and blooming anew: creating superior musical entertainment that draws on the Walt tradition of animation splendor and the verve of Broadway present. Richard Roeper acclaimed the film as an absolute delight from start to finish. Both Michael Phillips of Chicago Tribune and Stephen Holden of The New York Times praised the films characters and musical sequences, which also drew comparisons to the theatrics found in Wicked. Emma Dibdin of Digital Spy awarded the film five out of five stars and called the film a new Disney classic and an exhilarating, joyous, human story thats as frequently laugh out loud funny as it is startling and daring and poignant. Hot on the heels of the 90th anniversary, its impossible to imagine a more perfect celebration of everything Disney is at its best. However, the film was not without its criticisms. Scott Foundas of Variety, wasnt as equally impressed with the film, but nevertheless commended the films voice acting and technical artistry: The tactile, snow-capped Arendelle landscape, including Elsas ice castle retreat is Frozens other true marvel, enhanced by 3D and the decision to shoot in widescreen – a nod to the CinemaScope richness of Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp. The Seattle Times gave the film two out of four stars, stating that While it is an often gorgeous film with computer-generated fjords and ice sculptures and castle interiors, the important thing that glues all this stuff together — story — is sadly lacking. Joe Williams of St. Louis Post-Dispatch also criticized the story as the films weakest point.
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