The Princess and the Frog (2009)

All Critics (161) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (136) | Rotten (26) | DVD (4)

It's a very cute film, a very accessible work for children and families.

May 6, 2011 Full Review

Laremy Legel

Film.com

Top Critic

Randy Newman's songs are a little too blandly Randy Newman-ish and the story is uneven, but there are some great characters, some even better jokes, a general sense of good humour and that entrancing, eye-ravishing old-school animation.

February 2, 2010 Full Review

Tom Huddlestone

Time Out

Top Critic

Most of The Princess and the Frog looks more like one of Disney's straight-to-DVD sequels than like their animated classics, and the few big, fun musical set-pieces are brought down by second-rate songwriting.

December 14, 2009 Full Review | Comments (38)

A.O. Scott

At the Movies

Top Critic

It's nice to know that the studio behind Cinderella can still cast a spell in two dimensions.

December 11, 2009 Full Review

Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

Randy Newman provides the score, which, if short of memorable tunes, is rich in authenticity, with a mixture of local flavoured ragtime, zydeco and jazz.

December 11, 2009 Full Review

Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

An instant if minor classic.

December 11, 2009 Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

The film looks great and has excellent voice talent, but the story itself is not particularly entertaining and the music is quickly forgettable and could have been much better with someone else writing the songs.

September 24, 2012 Full Review

Jeff Beck

Examiner.com

This teeming gumbo of characters, songs and story set in the jazzy, culturally rich French Quarter of New Orleans during the 1920s isn't just another Disney fairytale.

September 30, 2011 Full Review

Neil Pond

American Profile

After paying her dues in crapfests like From Justin to Kelly and winning a Tony on Broadway and playing third fiddle to Beyonce and J-Hud in Dreamgirls, it's about time someone cast Anika Noni Rose as the lead in something.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Dave White

Movies.com

Somehow, the result is both magically old-fashioned and wonderfully modern, the natural evolution of the heartwarming, rib-tickling, toe-tapping Disney treasures of yesteryear.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

The result is a pretty standard old-style Disney story -- of damsel up against exotic challenges -- that's very nicely spiced up by its unique setting.

October 16, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

The splash of Mardi Gras-set colour and excitement is thrilling to watch; the emotional bond between characters and patrons strong.

August 9, 2010 Full Review

Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

A spectacular throwback to past glories, The Princess and the Frog more than lives up to the high standards of this years animation releases.

August 4, 2010 Full Review

Matthew Pejkovic

Matt's Movie Reviews

Feeling like a collection of Disney Princess greatest hits with a Southern flair, this latest Disney animated feature may look gorgeous but it's lacking in "magic."

May 16, 2010 Full Review | Comments (3)

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

Despite the honest, authentic ideals, Disney's traditional animation studios can't cope with the imagination or storytelling of their colleagues, Pixar.

April 15, 2010 Full Review | Comments (4)

Sam Bathe

Fan The Fire

When you wish upon a star (in New Orleans), you can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find (wait for it) you get what you need.

April 4, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Kevin A. Ranson

MovieCrypt.com

The best hand-drawn Disney animation feature in over a decade.

April 2, 2010 Full Review

Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

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March 26, 2010 Full Review

Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

A heady dose of nostalgia, and the question left in our heads after seeing it is, 'why did [Disney] ever stop making these?'

March 24, 2010 Full Review | Comments (3)

Jeffrey Chen

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

An instant animated classic destined to delight kids of all ages for generations to come!

March 13, 2010 Full Review

Kam Williams

Sly Fox

As far as its aim goes, what's not to appreciate? But its reversion to an old classic and the technology of a prior day pervades its spunky activity with a blunting derivativeness.

March 13, 2010 Full Review | Comments (2)

Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

The character design ... and detailed artwork combine to create a New Orleans that has one foot in realism and one in fantasy.

March 12, 2010 Full Review

Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

A Disney film would not be a Disney film without singing, dancing and lots of wonderfully animated colour, and it is here that The Princess and the Frog really delivers.

February 5, 2010

Little White Lies

The animation is lush and the screwball dynamic between Tiana and Naveen lively.

February 5, 2010 Full Review

Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

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