It's not hard to imagine how big this movie will be. I, as well as many others, am a huge fan of the first film and the short films that followed it. Frozen II has a different feel to it. While the first film was brimming with quirky moments, the follow up feels a little more mature in its plot and themes. This story heavily centers around the importance of change, even if that means letting go. Throughout the film, I found myself dazzled with the quality and beauty of the visuals that the animation team laid out. The story, for me, felt a little flat, however. I think the writing team missed the mark when trying to achieve the same quirkiness from the original. With the more dramatic path the writers chose to take, also came more epic musical numbers and effects. Sure there were still plenty of humorous moments, but I personally felt myself longing for more. I also find irony in the fact that this film centers around change and the overall feel of the film felt like a major shift from the first. I do think this film will still appeal to many others and I, myself, am still very excited to watch it a second time. Overall, I'd say this film found success in what it was trying to achieve and the message it was trying to send to its viewers, but couldn't quite live up to the whimsicality of the original. While not as good as the first, it's still a film you will want to take your family to and is a great addition to the Frozen franchise. 7/10
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AustinOswald14 November 2019
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olivejeanblair21 November 2019Frozen II felt unsatisfying. There was lots of build up to a very short climax that felt way too easy and simple. I kept expecting another adventure which never came. The film feels short and unfinished. That said, the animation is absolutely gorgeous and I did find the film quite funny. If you go into this with low expectations I think you'll enjoy yourself.
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hlahorner30 November 2019The animation in Frozen II is stunning. The level of detail and flow is a triumph. The story, however, is preachy and forced. Anna is annoyingly controlling and overprotective. All of the songs are overwrought and not really memorable, and the characters sing a lot. No need to buy this one, one viewing is enough.
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bob the moo16 August 2020Six years is not a particularly long time to wait for a sequel, but in the case of Frozen it is hard not to feel that the decision to return was totally motivated by money-making potential and not much else. Of course it is naïve to think that any sequel is made out of love for the audience etc and without money in mind, but usually it doesn't feel so brazen as this; and that impression is not helped by Disney digging up its own back catalogue to remake and resell them. In the meantime Frozen made over a billion dollars, with hit records, merchandise, stage shows etc, so the sequel was not a great surprise - but it is a bit of a disappointment.
The plot is the aspect that hurts it. It feels like it was written by a committee, and puts too much effort into keeping all the characters busy by giving them something to do. As a result the plot feels convoluted due to the number of threads that don't have direct relationship to one another. In addition, the threads themselves have a lot going on that is hard to translate for children - the link to past generations, the origin of powers; all sorts of things like this rob it of impact because it feels less smooth - you can hear the gears grinding as it moves along. There are several strong songs, not quite the strength of the first film but that was a high bar to clear. There are funny moments, but the whole thing does feel less 'fun'.
At the same time my reduced investment in the film meant it had less emotional impact; it doesn't take much for me to get choked up but nothing did anything for me in this one. It wasn't awful of course, just disappointing. It still offers the songs, the laughs, the spectacle but it does it in such a heavy-set way that it doesn't spark or feel organic as it does it - and as a result the feeling gets stronger that this is only really about squeezing more money from the audience. -
This is a beautiful movie, and Elsa's journey is a powerful one to watch. But outside of this it's narrative is completely unfocused and none of the character moments are given the time they deserve on screen. It seems that it's trying to be more adult with more lore and a darker tone, but also still gives Olaf an unnecessary about of screen time doing things that the little kids would laugh at. The pacing also feels quite rushed, even by kids movie standards. You could have cut 20 minutes out of this movie and it would have been just as good.
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ac-763756 September 2020Unlike most sequels Disney make, this one tried. I saw the document series and everyone wanted to make this a great film but it ultimately misses the mark. The plot is a mess, new characters are barely used, and the songs aren't as catchy as let it go. Although I still have respect to everyone who had passion making this maybe Disney should consider letting people have more time to fix story problems.
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MovieWatcherGuy162 December 2019I'm not sure why some people say it sucked. I went with my nephew and I thought the story was good and kept me intrigued throughout and had so many emotions, great visuals and was as good if not better than the first. I would def. Recommend this movie if you liked the 1st one! The characters from Frozen are awesome!
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aarongnr20 November 2019I was really looking forward to this movie, but sadly I left the theater quite disappointed.
The good things first: Visually, this movie is stunning. The attention to detail is breathtaking and it really draws into the movie. The music is also very good. I wouldn't say better than the music of the first movie, but especially the main theme (which is HEAVILY inspired by Michael Jacksons "Earth Song") was really something special.
But this also brings me to my biggest problems with the movie: Predictability due to being HEAVILY INSPIRED by so many other things.
Additionally to MJs Earth Song, probably the most obvious inspiration: Any Avatar: The Last Airbender fan will instantly see the connection to this movie. It really takes alot from that show, which sadly, in many ways, makes it really predictable. As soon as I heard about the "5th spirit" I instantly knew it was Elsa, AKA The Avatar (yeah, I know she can't control all Elements, but I'm sure they would've liked to do that aswell, wouldn't it retcon the first movie).
Also, the main story of "We thought our ancestor (or whoever) were good people, but they were actually bad" is also something we've seen SO MANY TIMES before, so that part was very predicatable too. Basically from the first scene on you can tell that that's the twist.
So we have two "twists" that are utterly predictable, and sadly, those are the only two twists. (If you want to tell me that you thought Elsa was actually dead, you're a liar.)
One additional nitpick: The whole "water has a memory" thing was really overused and quite stupid.
Aaand one more: That love and friendship is important is always a good message for the kids, but please, don't abuse and overuse it like that future filmmakers.
To sum it up: Ultimately, what you get is this: A beautifully sounding and visually stunning movie that is so predictable that it's really quite hard to enjoy the good things. -
psykosean23 November 2019This. This was the sequel I was HOPING for. I was in tears of every variety for the majority of the film. The animation was flawless, the songs were abundant and wonderful (nothing quite as earwormy as Let It Go, though) and the laughter was non-stop.
The character growth was also a treat. I didn't expect that, especially from a character like Olaf.
All the negative reviews I see complain about it either being too dark or all over the place. It was neither. Sure, it had some darkness to it, but so does life, and like most moments in life, their is a shining bright light waiting on the other side, even if it's not the ending I would have expected.
And to those saying it was all over the place? It wasn't, if you bothered to pay attention. But most of you are adults who write off every animated feature as children's fare and don't really care to pay attention. And that is because you've lost the child inside. You've forgotten how to feel joy and excitement and embrace it like you did as a child. You confuse your contentedness with your children's happiness with actual joy and live vicariously through them than embracing what's inside of you and living your own happiness yourself. And for that, I pity you all. -
gigitville27 November 2019So, I don't want to complain about this too much because it's a literal kids movie, but I also think that just because something is meant for kids, doesn't mean it can't be smart or have depth. The first Frozen is ultimately better, in almost every aspect of the movie, but this isn't a horrible sequel. It does, however, have a lot of wasted potential.
The plot was a simple premise, though it was surprisingly convoluted with all the different revelations about the past. I was glad they didn't retcon their parents' death, but the whole thing with Anna and Elsa's mom's voice travelling through time or whatever that was, wasn't explained well at all. The first one at least had some character arcs, however simple, but they were there. The point of sequels is to build onto the existing world and characters, and there was hardly any of that when it came to the characters. Kristoff was literally just worried about proposing to Anna and added nothing to the plot, Anna sort of had an issue with being overprotective of Elsa and learning to tone that down and trust her, but there wasn't much focus on that throughout the story. And Elsa hardly had any motivations. They tried to give her an arc about not wanting to be a queen and doing things with her magic instead, but it was hardly set up. And Elsa finding out she's like, the bridge between humanity and magic was so glossed over, and this would've been a great resource for some inner conflict. The themes, along with the character arcs or lack thereof, were equally as blurry. The first one had such strong themes of sisterhood and accepting your "inner demons" so to speak, and that just made it all the more obvious that this one didn't really have any clear themes. They tried to have a theme about change, but there was only the after affect as opposed to a set up and pay off.
And as for some nit-picky comments, Olaf's whole self-aware/woke/attempt at teenage dark and existential humor was so very distracting and annoying. And while the whole idea of "I'll understand when I'm older" is a decent lesson to give the kids watching, but this is still a movie, and some subtlety in lessons like this would've been helpful. The songs were fine. Different, which is great, but just fine. Not really memorable, unfortunately. Unless it was intentional to avoid the oversaturation of the first Frozen's music.
But, there were some pros. The movie was enjoyable, I'm not saying it was totally miserable to watch. The animation was amazing, and there were a few sequences that felt very Fantasia 2000. Plus, they did a great job showing some new locations and magic so it didn't feel like a visual recycling of scenes from the first Frozen. Similarly, adding the other four elements felt natural for the sequel since it added onto Elsa's powers.
Again, it wasn't a totally miserable movie to watch. It was fine, there were some good aspect, as well as some bad. Understandably, I'm sure it'll make a ton of money, and there will be a ton of merchandise sold because of it. I just wish that hugely popular kids movies weren't considered an easy route to a ton of money just because they're meant for kids. Something like Inside Out is a pretty good example of a deeper, smarter kids blockbuster that has lessons for younger kids while also appeal to older audiences. 6.5/10. -
jeanjones-6826726 February 2022A good story with interesting characters is the key to a successful movie, too bad you can't say that about this movie. Where have the interesting characters of the original gone to and who are these unlikeable strange characters?! How is it possible that even now Disney still can't make good sequels these day, don't they ever learn from the other horrible sequels they have made before, well apparently not cause this is also a huge anticlimax! This film should never have been made Film, it's a great shame for everyone who worked so hard to make it original a succes. Which has become very popular only to be wiped out by this piece of dirt.
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e_s_reyne1 March 2020I have to admit that I enjoyed this story even more than the first. Most sequels follow the same cliches of finding lovers, starting families, etc. this one continues right where F1 left off and builds on a current objective of "finding yourself." New information is added from what we learned in the first, such as what actually happened to their parents' ship, and it's both believable and interesting, which can't be said about most sequels. Over all I thought this one was great. As a side note, those few seconds from when Elsa rides out of the Dark Sea towards the shore of Ahtohallan is one of the most powerful I've seen in a Disney cartoon.
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alan-6869110 July 2020"I have to give credit where credit is due, for the effort of trying to make an original storyline. But unfortunately they ended up with a mismatch of a tale, which is unnecessarily complicated. A great visual experience, however a fail of a sequel. The music is also lacklustre, and nowhere near as catchy as the first title.
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deanlandaw27 December 2021I don't know where Disney wanted to go with this movie. There is no story in it, a lot of moments come out of nowhere, movie characters that are meaningless and overrated, a lot of moments in the movie that are very weird, background stories that have not been thought about at all, so you can't place them in the movie. It Makes this movie very confusing and boring to watch. I also find it very hard to believe that this is the highest grossing film because this movie really isn't worth it! With so much money Disney has they should be able to hire writers who can come up with a good story, would you think! I am convinced that everyone who contributed to this has never seen the first part of the film and therefore has done something that makes this film a circus. Because this film has absolutely no quality or is in a way funny.
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aizbennett4 March 2021I don't really know where to stand on this one. One one had, Frozen 2 is a gorgeously animated movie with amazing songs, great characters and an enticing plot. On the other hand, it's a pointless, painfully average sequel that doesn't really add much. Kristoff barely does anything in it and neither does Anna really. At least Elsa is more likeable, right? All in all, it's fine. Watch it if you want, but you wouldn't gain much from it.
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brianjohnson-2004322 November 2019Many isolated components of this film were fine or fabulous. The visuals in particular look incredible. The songs, message and concepts within the narrative are fine to great.
However the story, logic and writing to keep all these parts together in an effective way is lacking. And that's really what makes or breaks a feature film. That's why I give it a 4.
Kids will likely enjoy it anyway. But adults will mostly like this one less than the first one. And the first one wasn't exactly a perfect story either. But in the first one I felt like things were at stake. Within this sequel I saw enough magic and implausible fixes within every encounter that I started at times to get annoyed rather than release that the protagonists were alright. And that's not good. -
chrystalbates19 November 2019Taking place in a kingdom named Arendelle, there lived two kingly daughters named Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell). Elsa, the older sister, miraculously possesses a magic power that allows her to create ice around her. These strengths made Elsa had to live her life as a runaway, before finally returning to Arendelle thanks to Anna's struggle and hard work.
Elsa and Anna's adventure in Frozen 2 began with Elsa's curiosity about a mysterious song that seemed to keep calling her from the north. Along with the emergence of the sound, Arendelle began to experience a variety of oddities such as a river that dries, hurricanes that hit, and others.
In the first film, the audience is made a little wonder, where did Elsa get that power. This question will be answered in Frozen 2 which, unfortunately, is not explained in a straightforward and logical way.
Compared to the first film, Frozen 2 does have a more complicated plot and, maybe, hard to digest for young children. Not only that, the nuances throughout the film are also darker than the prequel. However, Frozen 2 still deserves to be called a very neat film, especially visually. Makes you curious? You have to watch it so that all your questions are answered ... -
ltk-7649823 November 2019Guys, six years and this is what you got? Disney is really bad at sequels. The story could wrap up in a regular episode's time, and is actually a replicant of the first, with much less weight. The repeating of the structure made my eyes roll. Side characters are weak. The protagonists got no growths, Christopher's line even got cut off after the middle part.
The music is okay, can see the effort, and I appreciate the fine scores. Music not bad in general, but Disney's been better.
The visual effects and the animations of characters are great. But I know Disney is good at that. Do better on the story please! -
bennyroemer29 June 2020Having seen both the first Frozen and Frozen 2 as an adult, my perspective might be different from others, but I have to say I actually like the second one better. The music is more interesting, the message is less simple and cheesy, and the effects are stunning. Granted, the story is a little complicated, but only enough to make it interesting. And let me say it again, the music is definitely better! Into the Unknown, Lost in the Woods, Show Yourself, and even the lullaby are moving, humorous, or epic pieces, and even the songs not mentioned by name here are at the very least good as well. Expectations were high for this movie after the first and I think some people expected something a little lighter and more fun, but this sequel certainly still has moments of humor and is a truly beautiful story.
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Gunsjoe20 November 2019This movie has beautiful visuals. The scenes and animation is breathtaking. I liked that very much.
Here's a controversial opinion; I quite liked the music and songs as well though It lacks the iconic catchy tunes from the first one.
My biggest complaint and the one thing that let this down is the story. Its way too simplistic. Now granted the first one wasn't Mark-Twain like either but you get the feeling that it was more substantial than this and as an adult there was more in the first one for you than this.
I'm still rating this pretty good because as much as I'm personally underwhelmed by the story, I'm not the target audience. This is a movie for little children and I guess they might have a different opinion. I wouldn't know for sure since I dont have children to take to the movies. I would like to, but I need to find a wife first for that to happen. -
marittheunis8 January 2022Don't believe the positive reviews, I don't know who writes them, but they've never seen this bad movie! Everything you see is a mess. And it has really bad messages for kids, teens and even adults like: if you're different from the rest you should be forgotten and gone to a place nobody cares about, rather a king and queen than just a solo queen and that created in a very sneaky way from Disney, we eliminate the verbal abuse of the parents by not letting the kids talk about it and only showing the fun images and let the kids be happy with their parents because yes the abuse you don't want to see doesn't exist, right ! Sounds really ideal. Not!
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SomeDisneyGuy20 November 2019(This has a post-credit scene in case you're wondering)
The songs are great. Especially Kristoff's song, an 80's jam as Jonathan Groff would say it. Even the animation looks like an 80's music video which I find funny. Olaf's comedic skits are even funnier. For Into the Unknown, not as catchy as Let it Go but time will tell. The animation, the best. Elsa got even beautifuller. If you saw the water animation you would see *much* more of that. The story is bigger, questions are answered, but there are some points that look silly. The plot is predictable but personally I enjoyed it.
The only thing I'm having a hard time agreeing with is the ending. -
DogePelis20152 July 2021It is a good movie for very young children; it has sublime animation and some of the songs are good, but the plot is simple and unexciting; I recommend it if you like Frozen a lot.
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Nothing and no one in this whole makes amy sence at all.
This should have been a sequel to frozen where we should have seen Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, Prince Hans and Arendelle grow. More about Queen Elsa's life as a queen, how Elsa and Anna's bond would grow. What Prince Hans is his background and if possible loveinteressef for Queen Elsa. What happened to Kristoff's parents and why he was "stolen" by that troll. But instead we got a story that didn't make sense and everything and everyone completely changed character in a very negative way, adding characters that made no sense at all. They failed to give Queen Elsa justice, after she finally learned to manage her powers at the end of Frozen (which we still don't know where they come from, but the Northern Lights could be the only explanation) and finally let her sister in her life again. She was already free now that she no longer had to fear that she would hurt someone with her powers. This movie completely ruined and belittled Queen Elsa to a weak person who runs around like a madman and rides around like a retard on an ugly ice horse without making any sense. In this film she hears a sound and she has to look for it because she would find out something, while if this was really the case then this should have happened in Frozen because why would that sound wait all the way until after what happened in frozen?!
-Their parents lie to their adult and teenage daughter that they were going on a state visit, but instead looking for Elsa's powers! Seriously who is making this up. They have no idea where Elsa's powers came from or you wouldn't close the gates of the castle and make your daughter keep her powers hidden from everyone, especially for her own sister. Instead of telling elsa about that "enchanted forest and reassure her" but they had no idea that's where her powers frozen came about.
-Their mother comes from an enchanted forest but happened to forget to mention it to her children. Doesn't make any sense either!
-After Frozen that Elsa still pushes Anna away from her! While she knows that Anna is strong enough to help her. Doesn't make any sense either. I expected to finally see a grown sisterbond between Elsa and Anna but no not even that. Elsa who doesn't want to be a queen to live in a stupid forest with weird people she doesn't know?!
-Keep using Prince Hans as a monster even though he isn't. They could also have shown good sides and where he grew up/his background. And we could have gotten to know him and his 12 brothers better.
-They could have shown Kristoff's background. What happened to his parents and why he was "stolen" by that troll.
-Anna went from being an adventurer to an annoying nanny.
-Queen Elsa who doesn't want to be a queen to live as a ghost in a forest of weird people she's never heard of. Anna who doesn't have the character to be queen they try to make one out of it. Anna is not a queen but a princess who loves adventure. Elsa is the queen she has the mentality for it.- The Duke of Wesseltown is suddenly completely forgotten.
-Their parents background of which they could have thought of everything that is nice, they come up with a story that makes no sense.
-Their parents became Saints?! Insteads of being human parents.
-If anyone should have leave Arendelle it should have been Anna and Kristoff that make more sence. But Queen Elsa and Princess Anna living in the castle in Arendelle is the best.
This movie is a big disappointment and it sounds more like Queen Elsa's worst nightmare from wich she can't wake up.
This is a movie that we all should pretend it not exists.
I hope one day they're going to fix this so every character finally gets their justice and we a fun movie a real sequel to Frozen. -
CinemaClown2 December 2019Disney's Frozen was truly a delightful surprise. It was an extravagant celebration of the studios' own legacy and its musical traditions from across the eras but no one expected it to be the phenomenon that it became & it left a cultural impact that was undeniably unforeseen. Six years later, Frozen II surfaces with hopes of repeating the same feat yet nearly everything about it is inferior to the original.
A visually breathtaking yet narratively hollow sequel that lacks the freshness of the first film and is a step down in storytelling quality too, Frozen II does have a few things working in its favour but it is not the follow-up chapter that's able to validate its existence. The film is a passable effort at best that manages to mask its shortcomings with spellbinding animation but the effect doesn't last for long this time around.
Unlike its predecessor, a lot of its musical numbers end up affecting the narrative flow and aren't that catchy either. Anna & Elsa's arc remains captivating, plus the sisterhood bond is strong as ever but the other characters, both new & returning, are a letdown. Even the humour goes downhill, diving into silliness at times, and the only aspect that keeps its afloat is the photorealistic animation that provides the film its mesmerising beauty.
Devoid of the enchanting flavour & invigorating aura that made Frozen a classic for the new generation, Frozen II does steer into darker territory as it should and even had an interesting premise about mending the cracks left by forefathers in addition to Elsa's search for her origins but it fails to balance it all in a fascinating fashion and doesn't dig enough to strike a heartfelt chord. A rather safe attempt if anything, Walt Disney Animation's latest isn't worth the 6-year wait.