Review of Hercules (1997) by Barbara Shulgasser for San Francisco Examiner — 03 Apr 2004
DeVito, whose singing sounds like a cross between coughing and Jimmy Durante on a good day, is a gruff and lovable mentor with a Brooklyn accent and a New Yorker's intolerance for sentimentality. Egan's Meg is a fiery dame with lots of gall.
Tate Donovan gives voice to the adult Hercules, and he is just right as an almost Dudley Doright-ish lug who thinks heroics have more to do with physical daring than with big-heartedness. Alan Mencken's original score is boisterous and hummable, and lyrics by David Zippel perfectly suit the story and Disney's recent style for cleverness.
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This review of Hercules (1997) was written by Barbara Shulgasser and published by San Francisco Examiner on 03 Apr 2004.
Hercules has generally received positive reviews.
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