You could wish upon a star and not conjure up a more joyous animated movie than this graceful retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale.
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09/03/08
The Little Mermaid (1989)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era for Disney animation with warm and charming hand-drawn characters and catchy musical sequences.
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The Little Mermaid is Disney's animated version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who falls in love with a handsome prince whom she rescues from drowning. Disobeying her... [More]
Starring: Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
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Reviews for The Little Mermaid
1 - 7 (sorted by date)
Top CriticWithin the apparently necessary aesthetic and ideological limitations (such as making the hero and heroine Americans surrounded by foreign servants a la Pinocchio), the animation manages to be fairly energetic.
09/03/08
Top CriticA fantastic success.
06/10/08
Top CriticMay represent Disney's best animated feature since the underrated Sleeping Beauty in 1959.
05/20/08
Top CriticA marvel of skillful animation, witty songwriting and smart planning.
06/08/03
Top CriticEven at its highest points, it cannot claim a place next to even the least of the great Disney classics.
01/22/02
Top CriticA movie that's so creative and so much fun it deserves comparison with the best Disney work of the past.
01/01/00
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