The Little Mermaid

Manuel São Bento 5/31/2023 4:59:35PM 8.4

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-rob-marshalls-the-little-mermaid-enriches-the-original/ "The Little Mermaid enriches virtually every narrative aspect compared to the original, deepening Ariel and Eric's arcs while exploring the same core themes without losing any of its predecessor's essence. The relationship between the protagonists is unquestionably more complex and emotionally compelling, while the secondary characters - namely Sebastian and Scuttle - remain genuinely hilarious. Halle Bailey is VERY impressive and the cast accompanies her excellently. However, it's not without its problems: the new songs are, for the most part, forgettable; the visuals are better than anticipated, but the feeling of being surrounded by fake walls never quite disappears; and Ursula was left with unexplored potential. That said, it's one of Disney's best live-action remakes of recent times and deserves to be seen by every child in the world in need of some inspiration - as we once were." Rating: B+

r96sk 7/28/2024 2:55:43PM 8.4

<em>'The Little Mermaid'</em> is one of the better Disney live-action remakes. I'd personally even put it on the same level as the 1989 animated movie, though admittedly I am not someone with any sort of connection to that original flick. Halle Bailey makes for a good Ariel. Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy are solid in their respective roles, I'm not wholly convinced by the latter as Ursula but she is still a decent watch. Awkwafina as Scuttle is probably the character I enjoyed most. Visually things look nice, I like both the underwater and on firmer ground stuff. Musically it's as good as you'd probably expect, "Under the Sea" and, of course, Ariel's songs are solid, while "The Scuttlebutt" somehow works more than it probably should. I do think the run time could've been trimmed a touch, but that's not a big deal.

IheartMinions234 6/12/2026 6:12:00PM 8.4

The little mermaid, I really loved. I don't really care about the controversies at all because the film was good. Unlike Snow White, it was accurate to the original 1989 film. I love Halle Bailey's preformance, especially "Part Of Your World". So I wuld give it a 75% out of 100