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Brother Bear is a very mild animated entry from Disney with a distinctly recycled feel.
It feels like a project that got quietly pushed through the pipeline while the studio gears up for bigger and better things.
Give one chef eggs, cream, and sugar, and he'll produce creme brulee. In another kitchen, you'll get plain old vanilla pudding. What we have in Brother Bear, for all the potentially tasty ingredients, is pudding.
It's hard to avoid concluding that Brother Bear was pitched as Pocahontas meets The Lion King since it recycles the themes of both, not to mention a character or two.
...often just as dull as it is engaging...
Lackluster story only for kindergarteners.
If "the CEO wants to sell teddy bears" isn't going to inspire writers to do their best work, what on Earth possibly could?
Compared to the Disney classics, this is a lazy and forgettable misfire.
A sweet family film about love and tolerance.
It also seems to want to have a message, but it's a little tougher to spot than the usual "Be true to yourself" or "Face up to your destiny."
Another watchable, old-fashioned, uninspired Disney animation.
Predictable? Yes. Corny? Sure. But Brother Bear is still good, family fun.
A very nice little cartoon movie that just doesn't reach the stature of its siblings, and is unlikely to gain much standing with age.
Brother Bear is solid if standard Disney animation. The artwork is gorgeous, the score is decent, the story is strong, and the message is stronger
'Es una de esas joyitas que no pueden faltar en ninguna colección personal y cuyo valor seguramente será reconocido en los años por venir.'
The movie isn’t as witty as Monsters, Inc. and the storytelling isn’t as sharp as in Tarzan, but the theme of environmental kindness is priceless.
Short, sweet, entertaining and mercifully low on the musical numbers.
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