The lesson of Descendants is to choose love instead of hate. Those are definitely lessons worth learning, even if they are dressed in song and dance numbers and simplistic dialogue.

| Sep 9, 2019

At 111 minutes, Descendants feels too long and overly tactical.

| Sep 9, 2019

This much-anticipated fairy tale add-on isn't perfect, but it's highly entertaining in the kind of young-love, flash-mob, song-and-dance manner that tends to thrill the youngsters

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 9, 2019

Descendants moves quickly through its two-hour-long running time, builds momentum off of a handful of peppy tunes, and delivers a colorful confection that's sure to impress the younger crowd.

| Sep 9, 2019

Here's the thing: message wise, it's actually not that bad. It's basically, "You can be who want to be, despite your parents. Even if your mother is a literal dragon who tries to kill you and your friends."

| Sep 9, 2019

The movie boasts a stronger, more assured story than most of the recent youth-oriented live-action musicals Disney has offered, with plenty of brightly colored bells and whistles as well as songs that range from Broadway to rap.

| Sep 9, 2019

Will Descendants create the next Zac Efron or Vanessa Hudgens? Of the crowd, [Dove] Cameron seems to have the most star potential.

| Sep 9, 2019

Thanks to winning performances by [Dove] Cameron, [Kristin]Chenoweth and others, it's a flick the family can sit down and enjoy.

| Sep 9, 2019

It's no High School Musical, but the songs are catchy, and the junior villains are worth rooting for.

| Original Score: B | Sep 9, 2019

They did a really good job with the casting of the villain parents and.... you can tell they're having the time of their lives.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 18, 2019