The Princess and the Frog

Disney does a wonderful job here of extending their line of Princess stories and all that goes with it. Taking another well-known fable and turning into a musical animated family movie IS was Disney has been know for for decades. This movie is no exception and lives up to the standard set by Walt himself.

Anika Noni Rose provides the voice talent for the princess in the title role, and her singing as well. Both are outstanding. The voice of the frog and his prince alter-ego is Brazilian Bruno Campos. If you think you recognize his voice it may be because he has been in so many US television shows.

The rest of the cast is delightfully rounded out by such greats as John Goodman, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, and Terrance Howard. Too many others to mention make this a very fun movie to listen to.

The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the abandonment of detail during some of the musical scenes. It's as if they used rough-cuts instead of full finished cells with backgrounds and dimensions. The other thing I didn't like about some of the musical scenes was that Disney appears to just recycle ideas used 20 years ago with other movies.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed this movie. And, I think your family will too regardless of your heritage. Watch this with someone who has an ear for jazz however and see how they smile.