Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

vsd324 The highlight of this movie is the soundtrack. It includes cover versions of songs from seven decades, spanning an array of genres from the Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" to the 70s hard rock song "Mistreated" by Deep Purple, to Whitney Houston's pop hit "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)." It includes mash ups of unlikely songs such as The Four Seasons' "C'mon Marianne" with Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)." Musical numbers are frequent in this movie with several reprises. It was as much a musical film as an animated film. As for the plot, I'm not sure why the critics tore it apart. The movie opens with Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood), a fairy princess, flying around on her wedding day in jovial bliss singing Elvis Presley's "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You." She briefly wanders into the wrong part of the forest so we can meet the antagonist, The Bog King (Alan Cummings), only to return to her rightful place and continue the song in a duet with her groom-to-be Roland (Sam Palladio). At first glance this movie looks like "Tinker Bell" (2008) or any of the other Disney Fairies Franchise movies. The mood quickly changes when Marianne runs into Roland kissing another fairy. Roland distraught that his future of leading the fairy kingdom has now been ruined, he searches for a way to win back Marianne's heart. The quest ensues for a love potion, held by the Sugar Plum Fairy (Kristin Chenoweth) who is being held captive by—you guessed it—the Bog King. While the movie may have been formulaic, it was entertaining to watch. The characters were fun, the animation was nice to look at, and it was enjoyable waiting to see what good tune they would incorporate next. Just because this isn't a mainstream Disney or Pixar production (although it is distributed by Disney) doesn't mean it's not a good animated movie.

pyrometheous I thought this movie was absolutely beautiful. Everything from the world they created, to the the emotional developments of the characters. My wife and I kept trying to predict what tropes they might use to convey the story, and to our surprise this movie was creative enough to break the mold on a more traditional story. I had a smile just pasted onto my face for most of the movie (in particular the second half of the movie). The character growth feels genuine, and the characters aren't stereotypical. It's a very heartwarming fantasy that leaves you with some of the feelings you'd have from watching "Megamind", "Willow", and "Frozen" and mashed them up together. There were some visual styles that I typically don't enjoy, but they somehow made them work in the most beautiful way. Ultimately, this movie felt like food for my soul. I strongly recommend it.

ross-parker-91277 So at 1830 on a Saturday night I stuck this film on for my 3 year old daughter thinking it would keep her amused for 30 minutes before bed. Turns out it kept me, my wife and my 11 year old daughter entertained too! We sat as a family and all thoroughly enjoyed this strange, funny, and charming film. Some great subtle comedy which made us adults laugh. Plenty for the younger ones to enjoy with bright beautiful animation, fairies, fantastic songs, and a scene stealing bad guy in the Bog King. Kristin Chenoweth brilliant as always as the Sugar Plum Fairy. No prizes for guessing what the first thing on the TV was Sunday morning.....

imeckard I watched this on the recommendation of a friend, and then the very next day got my mom, younger sister, and sister-in-law to come over and watch it with me. General consensus? Pretty dang adorable. We all really enjoyed it, and even my brother who came in about a quarter of the way through and then sat hostage to it had to admit it's a good movie. I'm not sure where all the critic hate is coming from. Great vocals, fun soundtrack, beautiful visuals, and a love story that isn't cut- and- paste from every other princess movie you've ever seen... what's not to like? There were parts that genuinely made me laugh out loud. About the only bad thing I can say about it is that it was fairly predictable - you could see the plot twists coming a mile away - but it was still delightful to watch. Bog King is definitely my favorite character. I think he had all the best songs.I think it may have gotten poor reviews because it wasn't what people expected it to be, but it feels like the filmmakers had a clear vision of what they wanted to do and they accomplished it beautifully. Give it a chance, you may like it too!