Walt Disney caught some flak over its decision to pursue a live-action remake of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid (Certified Fresh at 92%), and sentiment from some corners of the internet turned positively ugly when the company revealed that the film’s scaled star Ariel would be played by black actress Halle Bailey.
With the embargo lifting, we finally get to see how critics are responding to the final product, and it turns out Bailey is the best thing about the film.
The Little Mermaid also stars Melissa McCarthy as villain Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs voicing Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay voicing Flounder, and Awkwafina voicing Scuttle.
Here’s what critics are saying about 2023’s The Little Mermaid:
The Little Mermaid (Photo by Disney)
“Halle Bailey is all the reason that any audience should need to justify Disney revisiting this classic.”
– Peter Debruge, Variety
“While not everything goes swimmingly, Halle Bailey splendidly buoys this “Mermaid” as the naive underwater youngster with dreams of exploring the surface.”
– Brian Truitt, USA Today
“The Little Mermaid is arguably the best live-action Disney remake since Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella. The splendor is there; the romance is crafted with care — but something’s still missing.”
– Lyvie Scott, Inverse
“While it’s still an exercise in re-branding and revenue, the results at least provide some dazzle, some romance, and a handful of pretty-good new songs with lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.”
– Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
“A mixed bag overall, but still a must-see for Halle Bailey’s breathtaking work as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy’s deliciously devilish Ursula.”
– Perri Nemiroff, Perri Nemiroff (YouTube)
“This Little Mermaid feels more or less like two-hour-plus cosplay with the texture and gravitas of a Disneyland sideshow.”
– Greg Nussen, Slant Magazine
“The Little Mermaid, despite a few misfires, is one of Disney’s best live-action reimaginings to date.”
– Emily Zemler, Observer
“A star-making turn from newcomer Halle Bailey and some poignant subtext about fathers and daughters elevates this latest Disney live-action remake.”
– Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
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“Despite real actors, CGI and brand new material, “Mermaid” is the studio’s latest flesh-and-blood cash grab that’s more lifeless than far better two-dimensional painted drawings.”
– Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
“A thoroughly pointless cash grab of a thing, this new Little Mermaid is one of the most uninspired films to slither out of Disney since the company started raiding its own vault…”
– Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
“As the studio has done with other live-action remakes, Disney betrays its own lack of imagination and an essential misreading of what made its original children’s fare such a joy to audiences in the first place.”
– Angelica Jade Bastién, New York Magazine/Vulture
“If the new version isn’t quite as consistently satisfying as the cartoon, it’s easily the best of all the recent live-action Disney adaptations. The Little Mermaid is popping candy for the soul.”
– Charlotte O’Sullivan, London Evening Standard
“With Halle Bailey, life under the sea is better than anything Disney live-action has done in nearly a decade.”
– Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly
70% The Little Mermaid (2023) (Walt Disney Pictures)
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The Link LonkMay 23, 2023 at 01:19AM
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