'Frozen 2' first reactions: Darker, catchier, and with cuter critters
With fans and critics flooding out of the first screenings of Frozen 2, their initial takes on the highly anticipated Disney sequel suggest a slightly grittier story that delves into Elsa's past but doesn't quite outshine its older sister.
First, the bad: Expecting a sequel to live up to the original is a fool's game, and few people in the know suggest you do so. A couple of people suggest there's a little too much focus on Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf and not enough on the central sisters Elsa and Anna.
The YMMV: Word is it's a little darker than the original, and there's some solid weepy energy too. Movie criers and big sisters be warned. Also, Weezer, apparently?
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The good: There's "plenty to love," as Mashable's Angie Han notes. There's gorgeous and fantastical animation, earworms galore in a soundtrack that might actually top the original, a big 90s cover for Kristoff, and this tiny, precious fella:
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(According to press info, his name is Bruni, although he's not named in the movie.)
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Frozen 2 is in theatres on Nov. 22.
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Caitlin is Mashable's Australian Editor. She has written for The Guardian, Junkee, and any number of plucky little music and culture publications that were run on the smell of an oily rag and have since been flushed off the Internet like a dead goldfish by their new owners. She also worked at Choice, Australia's consumer advocacy non-profit and magazine, and as such has surprisingly strong opinions about whitegoods. She enjoys big dumb action movies, big clever action movies, cult Canadian comedies set in small towns, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Replacements, smoky mezcal, revenge bedtime procrastination, and being left the hell alone when she's reading.
