It's been reported that Disney is going to say "farewell" to the Princess movie for a while. If the reports are true, they can't give the princess theme a better send-off than "Tangled."
I'm not going to give "Tangled" a full-size review. However, I will say that "Tangled" is a pretty good film.
It is a princess film to be certain, with a teenage girl trapped in a tower and a charming hero. But it's also an equal-opportunity swashbuckler. Rapunzel gets as much heroic screen time as the dashing rogue Flynn Rider (great name!). And she swings from her hair like Indiana Jones swings from a whip.
AND she discovers that the proper use for a frying pan is to swing it at somebody.
It is a tad Shrek-ish at times (the musical number at the pub comes to mind...), although not nearly as hammy as the giant green grumpy ogre.
Because it is a Disney film, the horse Maximus and chameleon Pascal do steal every scene they are in.
"Tangled" gives a nice twist, if you'll pardon the pun, on the old Rapunzel tale (and yes, they use the "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" line).
Its chief audience may be girls who will want to grow up to be like the long-haired tomboy princess heroine. But, it's a lot of fun for anybody who goes to see it.
