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By Leigh Monson (105) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 22 May 2023

But when it comes to picking out what parts of Ariel’s story to tweak for the new medium, the remake still emphasizes the wrong pieces, consequentially…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 22 May 2023

That problem: Does it feel real…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 May 2023

The Little Mermaid origin story lacks room for this more feminist take. It simply is not deep enough…

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By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 22 May 2023

At the end of the day, people won't be lining up at a Disney park to ride a clamshell into a ride based on this live-action version…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for The Associated Press (882) on 22 May 2023

For all its pizazz, everything about this Little Mermaid is just more muted…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 22 May 2023

What’s on-screen too often feels like wan, second-rate imitation, and the few differences seem motivated less by a spirit of imagination…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 22 May 2023

This “Mermaid,” weighted down with expectations, responsibility to the corporate bottom line and what feels like fear that “We’re going…

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By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 22 May 2023

Like other live-action remakes, The Little Mermaid is a neatly packaged story ribboned with representational awareness…

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By Nikki Baughan (240) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 22 May 2023

While this story of a mermaid who gives up her enchanted life to follow her heart onto the land has been given the full cutting-edge CGI treatment,…

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By Clarisse Loughrey (259) for The Independent (259) on 22 May 2023

Nice casting can’t cover up the ugly visuals and lack of creative risk…

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By Ellen E Jones (75) for The Guardian (2,969) on 22 May 2023

Bailey is the best thing about this film but, despite a team crammed with talent, this live action reworking can’t match the magic of the…

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By Greg Nussen (17) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 May 2023

This Little Mermaid feels more or less like two-hour-plus cosplay with the texture and gravitas of a Disneyland sideshow…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 22 May 2023

A thoroughly pointless cash grab of a thing, this new Little Mermaid is one of the most uninspired films to slither out of Disney since the…

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By Angelica Jade Bastien (65) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 22 May 2023

Bailey is, unfortunately, completely failed by the dull, misguided production around her…

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