Review of Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) by Matthew S — 27 Nov 2011

Very engaging film that shows how Disney rose from the ashes of seemingly perpetual failure to deliver the best string of films that the studio ever released!

This review of Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) was written by Matthew S on 27 Nov 2011.

Waking Sleeping Beauty has generally received positive reviews.

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