Don Hall (1) (1969–)

2200

A Disney animated film (Disney, 2021)

A girl tries to save a fantasy world by repairing a magic crystal.

C+ (Okay).

The beginning is hard to watch; it feels like a recap of an entire other movie. And the final act gets pretty tedious as it focuses on a ham-fisted lesson. There's a stretch in between, though, where it's a buddy adventure with Awkwafina, which is good.

(Mar. 2023)

There is always some disconnect for me when a story set in some "ancient" "foreign" location uses current American tropes and idioms. However, the premise was good, the development arc satisfactory, and the production entertaining.
(Reading date is a place-holder for the correct year.)

I missed this film when it first came out so it was great to finally see it on TV. Feeling sad because of a loss, it was entertaining and cheerful enough to make me feel a little better.