I have personally never in my entire life groaned as many times as I did watching this movie. The plot is so mushy and undercooked, all the Disney references didn't feel magical, and the music actually sucks.
The movie doesn't care about actually making a story. It takes the formula of classic movies and then just places it in the movie just because. There's a ton of elements and parts of the movie that have little to no time to flesh it out. I legit didn't know who any of Asha's best friends were yet the movie wanted the betrayal scene to feel super massive. But it didn't feel like one, I just sat there and went "Huh? What? He had plot significance?" That was my reaction to a lot of the movie.
My second reaction was "UUUGH!" It feels like the people behind the scenes cared more about the audience going "oh hey it's (insert Disney movie)!" instead of going "Oh my gosh! What's gonna happen next in this movie?" Every time I saw a Disney reference or a "hidden" Mickey, I was cringing on the inside. It wasn't smart. It was annoying.
Speaking of annoying, I had a mild dislike for Asha. There's an excellent video online about the "adorkable" Disney princesses. Asha feels like how gen z kids picture millennials but cranked to 100. Every time she was rambling like "Oh I'm sorry. I'm so annoying and I care too much! Am I annoying? Probably" I wanted to stop watching the movie immediately cause I was just actually getting annoyed by it.
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