The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Growing up in the 1920’s New Orleans, Tiana’s father has taught her two things: hard work will get you want you want and don’t forget what really matters. Now Tiana is a waitress who is hoping to realize her father’s dream of a restaurant. But when Prince Naveen comes to town and both become prey in the plays of a local shadow man, her future is in question. What follows is an uninspired, insulting piece of garbage.

Disney’s latest money-pit, The Princess and the Frog, is an attempt at reviving classic Disney animation and it fails miserably. There is no charm, no life, no joy, and no beauty. Studded with death, dismemberment, and untold clichés, this movie has no soul. Even the score found herein by Randy Newman is forgettable. The film is set during the Jazz Age and there is nothing musically interesting to speak of.

Cheap jokes and even cheaper characters flail onscreen. The sequences in the voodoo emporium are one-dimensionally creepy and the shaman looks suspiciously like Prince. The bayous of Louisiana have potential until they are soiled by yet more uninspired animation.

Disney where is the brilliance you were once know for? Where’s the magic?! You insult your fans with this rubbish. If Walt and Roy could see the House of Mouse now, they’d be ashamed!!

There were no squeals of laughter to be found where I was sitting. My two young nieces were not dazzled. They seemed unaffected by what they witness. Thank God! And as I see it, the crying of young children says it all. Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is one to be missed.