After seeing a trailer for this film, and part of the making for the film, I had high expectations. I was even prepared to finally admit that a non-Disney studio could produce a work that could compare itself to a Disney great.
Frankly, I was disappointed. I found the movie slow in parts, and the songs were mainly boring. I found the voice talents worked extremely poorly, and it took me a while to become accustomed to the wide range of accents which the characters assumed, and which did not quite fit together. Perhaps other studios need to take a look at how Disney casts voice talents - ie. cast actors for the TALENTS in the role, rather than the mere fact that they are Hollywood stars.
The worst element of the film to me was the inclusion of the two magicians of the King. They were completely out of place, and during their musical number, their repetition of the phase "You're playing with the big boys now" annoyed me almost to the extent that I wanted to walk out of the film.
Aside from all the bad, some of the effects (esp. parting of the sea) are visually spectacular. But aside from these effects, this film offers little else.
Frankly, I was disappointed. I found the movie slow in parts, and the songs were mainly boring. I found the voice talents worked extremely poorly, and it took me a while to become accustomed to the wide range of accents which the characters assumed, and which did not quite fit together. Perhaps other studios need to take a look at how Disney casts voice talents - ie. cast actors for the TALENTS in the role, rather than the mere fact that they are Hollywood stars.
The worst element of the film to me was the inclusion of the two magicians of the King. They were completely out of place, and during their musical number, their repetition of the phase "You're playing with the big boys now" annoyed me almost to the extent that I wanted to walk out of the film.
Aside from all the bad, some of the effects (esp. parting of the sea) are visually spectacular. But aside from these effects, this film offers little else.