Review of The Princess and the Frog (2009) by John K — 08 Oct 2013

I like a lot of Disney films, but I don't think I was really in the target audience for this one. For instance, a musical will rely heavily on its songs, but I'm not a fan of Randy Newman's music or of jazz in general.

This film is also a lot closer to the modern world than most of Disney's stories; I'm not sure exactly when it's supposed to be set, but certainly sometime in the 20th century. Based on that, I'm more inclined to apply real-world logic to it.

For instance, why didn't Tiana just ask "Big Daddy" to invest in her restaurant? I can see why she wouldn't want to ask for a handout (and it wouldn't fit in with the message of the film) but it would be different if he was acting as a silent partner.

After all, she was already borrowing money from the two brothers for the mortgage: the film explicitly said that she was only making a downpayment rather than buying the building outright. Still, there are some funny scenes, and I liked the antagonist.

It's not a terrible film, but I doubt that I'll watch it again, whereas I've lost count of how many times I've seen other Disney films.