The Princess and the Frog (2009)
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
What matters is that Tiana triumphs as both a girl and a frog, that dreams are fulfilled, wrongs are righted, love prevails, and music unites not only a princess and a frog but also kids and grown-ups.
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Washington Post Ann Hornaday
The Princess and the Frog invite viewers to see the world as a lively, mixed-up, even confounding place, to recognize essential parts of ourselves in what we see, and to say: This is what we look like.
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San Francisco Chronicle
The animation, sparkling and graceful, also ranks as the studio's best traditional work in ages.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
The film billed as the first Disney animation to boast an African American "princess" is really about a resourceful bootstrapper in New Orleans, a young woman allergic to the fairy-tale pap spoon-fed to young girls.
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ReelViews James Berardinelli
Randy Newman's songs are catchy and are effective within the movie's context, but I can't see any of them having "legs" beyond the screen the way tunes from the earlier animated musicals did.
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Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Two things keep the film off Disney's top shelf. First, Naveen is a dull hero; his good-natured vanity isn't engaging until late in the story. Second, Newman's songs are less bland than usual but no more memorable.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune Mike Scott
Local viewers will be tickled by the wealth of New Orleans details in the production. One of the best just might be in the film's music.
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Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey
The dialogue is fresh-prince clever, the themes are ageless, the rhythms are riotous and the return to a primal animation style is beautifully executed.
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The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
Marks Disney's rediscovery of a strong narrative loaded with vibrant characters and mind-bending, hilarious situations.
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USA Today Claudia Puig
Emphasizes backing up wishes with hard work. That proviso is a thoughtful message for young moviegoers.
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The Princess and the Frog inspires memories of Disney's Golden Age it doesn't quite live up to, as I've said, but it's spritely and high-spirited, and will allow kids to enjoy it without visually assaulting them.
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New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Part of the problem with "P&F;" is that Tiana and Naveen's connection feels superficial.
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