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09/02/08
Pocahontas (1995)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:27
Rotten:22
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Pocahontas means well, and has moments of starling beauty, but it's largely a bland, uninspired effort, with uneven plotting and an unfortunate lack of fun.
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: This 33rd animated feature from Disney boasts the voice talents of Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, and David Ogden Stiers. The romance between the spirited Indian beauty Pocahontas and the handsome British... [More]
Starring: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, Christian Bale, David Ogden Stiers
Director: Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
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Reviews for Pocahontas
Pocahontas can't get stirred dramatically for political correctness, the finale will please nobody, and the songs are duff. That said, there are enough incidental felicities to pass the time pleasantly.
06/24/06
...Belittles the true historical figure of Pocohantas by reducing her to the status of sexy Native American Barbie.
10/29/02
No review available.
02/10/04
One of the worst animated films in Disney history, you'll get more genuine history out of a pop-up book
01/01/00
Not only historically dubious, but the dullest Disney animation for years.
09/02/08
As for the songs, they're guaranteed to keep your shoes glued to the floor
01/01/00
Top CriticTrue to the film's idealized spirit, directors Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg similarly fend off history.
04/23/05
No review available.
12/18/04
One of the most scattered of the studio's famed animated features.
05/26/06
Horrible. Racist. An affront.
08/21/03
Adult viewers, spoiled by what has come before, may feel that this film, which relates the legendary romance between a chief's daughter and English adventurer John Smith in the New World, is more by-the-numbers than inspired.
02/13/01
Top CriticEnjoyable, but doesn't measure up to Disney's recent standards.
01/01/00
Why make a Disney cartoon and take all the fun out of it?
02/27/07
Top CriticNo review available.
06/30/05
All Disney has really done in its disappointing 33rd animated feature is revive the stereotype of the Noble Savage.
09/02/08
Top CriticNo review available.
06/25/03
Disney's well-meaning solemnity seeps over the characters like spilled ink.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/29/03
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