Movie Review: Frozen II, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
(Three Stars)
“Don’t you know there’s part of me that wants to go into the unknown?”
Disney stroked the money goose and out popped this pleasant, but derivative golden egg. Competent, but not nearly as wonderful as the opening opus. Obviously aimed at the little girls who loved the first Frozen, there’s little here to appeal to their younger siblings, not to mention their parents. (At least there is no danger of anyone singing these songs ad nauseum, which is an indictment itself.)
“Because when you’re older, absolutely everything makes sense.”
The pace is frenetic. No lingering for the beauty; Little to no character development; songs and dialogue rushed through. Olaf has matured into a maxim-spouting Yoda doll. Everyone except sisters Elsa and Anna are extras. The cinematography is amazing; incredible textures.
“We’ve always feared Elsa’s powers were too much for this world. Now we must pray they are enough.”
Elsa gets all the fireworks, but Anna is the soul of the movie. With no help and no hope, she keeps doing “the next right thing.”
“You can’t just follow me into fire.” “Then don’t run into fire!”
As a Matter of Fancy 