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  1. The Little Mermaid movie review (2023)

    The literal fish-out-of-water tale of a mermaid who makes a Faustian bargain to explore the human world and pursue true love feels a little archaic in retrospect. Ariel is an inquisitive and rebellious teenager, but she basically goes from being a king's daughter to being a prince's wife. The classic Howard Ashman and Alan Menken tunes ...

  2. The Little Mermaid

    67% Tomatometer 346 Reviews 94% Audience Score 10,000+ Verified Ratings The youngest of King Triton's daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea ...

  3. 'The Little Mermaid' Review: The Renovations Are Only Skin Deep

    The new, live-action "The Little Mermaid" is everything nobody should want in a movie: dutiful and defensive, yet desperate for approval. It reeks of obligation and noble intentions. Joy, fun ...

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    May 24, 2023 at 9:40 a.m. EDT. Halle Bailey in "The Little Mermaid." (Giles Keyte/Disney) ( 3 stars) Admirers of the beloved 1989 animated classic "The Little Mermaid" are justified to ...

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    The Little Mermaid Reviews. The film feels at once too stunted for an actual musical and too expansive to be just another movie. Full Review | Original Score: 6.9/10 | Oct 29, 2023. The music does ...

  6. The Little Mermaid (2023)

    The Little Mermaid: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem. A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

  7. 'The Little Mermaid' Review: Halle Bailey Makes a See-Worthy Ariel

    'The Little Mermaid' Review: Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy Erase Any Doubts About This Remake's See-Worthiness Reviewed at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, May 8, 2023. MPA Rating: PG.

  8. 'The Little Mermaid' shines, thanks to Halle Bailey and a ...

    As the movie that began Disney's animation renaissance in 1989, a live-action "The Little Mermaid" comes with big fins to fill. Thanks largely to star Halle Bailey, the lavish musical holds ...

  9. The Little Mermaid review: Halle Bailey swims her way to stardom

    The Little Mermaid review: Halle Bailey swims (and sings) her way to stardom. The seaweed is actually greener this time. By. Maureen Lee Lenker. Published on May 22, 2023 09:00AM EDT. When it ...

  10. The Little Mermaid Review

    The Little Mermaid, like Disney's other live-action adaptations of its animated classics, is an engine running on nostalgia. While it is full of heart, that spirit is owed in a major way to the ...

  11. The Little Mermaid First Reviews: Star Halle Bailey Animates This Live

    Walt Disney caught some flak over its decision to pursue a live-action remake of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid (Certified Fresh at 92%), and sentiment from some corners of the internet turned positively ugly when the company revealed that the film's scaled star Ariel would be played by black actress Halle Bailey.. With the embargo lifting, we finally get to see how critics are ...

  12. 'The Little Mermaid' Review: Halle Bailey in Live-Action Adaptation

    Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs. Director: Rob Marshall. Screenwriter: David Magee. Rated PG, 2 hours and 15 minutes. Marshall's Ariel (Bailey ...

  13. 'The Little Mermaid' review: Glub, glub, glub

    The line springs from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," and it also graces the opening moments of Disney's latest feature-length spin on that immortal fairy tale. Arriving ...

  14. 'The Little Mermaid' review: Disney's reboot is not that bad and not

    As Eric, the hunky human prince whom Ariel saves from drowning and falls in love with, Jonah Hauer-King toggles between dashing and drippy. Bardem is a great actor, but even he can't do much with ...

  15. The Little Mermaid review

    It hurts because The Little Mermaid, the original, is a true classic. Its song-and-dance numbers are among the best in the Disney canon, melding diverse influences from Harry Belafonte calypso to ...

  16. 'The Little Mermaid': Biggest changes from Disney's original movie

    Tackling a new take on Disney's " The Little Mermaid ," director Rob Marshall went all the way back to the original. No, not the 1989 animated classic - he revisited Hans Christian ...

  17. 'The Little Mermaid' review: Halle Bailey keeps Disney remake afloat

    Review: Halle Bailey keeps Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid' remake from being all wet. An important note for those venturing back under the sea for Disney's new live-action "The Little ...

  18. The Little Mermaid (2023)

    The 2023 version of The Little Mermaid feels more like an homage to the original as it does a remake. Lines of dialogue and whole scenes feel like they were plucked straight from the animated film and redone, shot-for-shot. The film is still about a headstrong mermaid and her love for the land. The story still hinges, remarkably, on true love ...

  19. The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid is the beloved story of Ariel (Halle Bailey), a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton's (Javier Bardem) daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). While mermaids are forbidden to ...

  20. The Little Mermaid (2023) Movie Review

    The Little Mermaid (2023) By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 8+. Halle Bailey dazzles amid more intense live-action scenes. Movie PG 2023 135 minutes. Rate movie.

  21. The Little Mermaid review: Halle Bailey and nostalgia can't save this

    Search for "The Little Mermaid side-by-side," and you'll land upon several user-created videos drawing visual comparisons between Disney's 1989 hand-drawn animated hit and the trailer for the new ...

  22. 'The Little Mermaid' review: Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy strive

    Making The Little Mermaid live-action allowed director Rob Marshall to look to the entire ocean for inspiration.So, he offers beautiful backdrops of coral and kelp and schools of incredible real ...

  23. The Little Mermaid: 20 Biggest Changes From The Original Disney Movie

    1989's The Little Mermaid's runtime is an hour and 23 minutes, which is notably shorter than The Little Mermaid remake's runtime of 2 hours and 15 minutes. While this isn't unique to this particular live-action adaptation - Beauty & The Beast was 2 hours and 19 minutes - it does leave more time to develop other characters. While an hour and 23 minutes is a good running time for children's ...

  24. 'The Little Mermaid' Domestic Box Office Swims Past 'Fast X'

    Disney's The Little Mermaid is looking to deliver one of the top Memorial Day weekend debuts ever, after grossing $38 million on Friday, including over $10 million from Thursday previews.The ...

  25. Review: 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' pulls out all the stops

    Review: 'The Little Mermaid' belongs with the best of the live-action remakes The new film, the longest ever at two hours and 25 minutes, opens with Caesar's funeral.