The plot of the sequel is both convoluted and familiar.

| Sep 10, 2021

The songs, perhaps not as compelling as in the original, still make the heart beat faster now and then.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 9, 2019

So Frozen 2's attempts to evolve may not be entirely successful. So Frozen 2 seems like it's doing too much. There's something endearing about watching it try, and stumble, and try again.

| Dec 6, 2019

Frozen 2... is more mature, ambitious, and intricate than its predecessor.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2019

Frozen 2 doesn't quite recapture the magic of its predecessor but it's a perfectly serviceable follow-up.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 27, 2019

There's so much affection for and investment in the original characters...people will be excited...but I just didn't get the magic. It's fine, but Frozen I was so much more than fine...

| Nov 26, 2019

[Some] sequences have a gleam and a rhythm to them that encapsulates Disney animation at its purest and most sinuous. The film itself doesn't hit that sweet spot that makes Pixar animations, for example, fun for adults as well as their children.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 26, 2019

Frozen 2 is visually gorgeous but mostly a narrative retread of the original.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 25, 2019

The more times I listen to Frozen II's rousing anthem Into the Unknown, the more I'm convinced of its earworm quality.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 24, 2019

...one of the most beautifully animated films of the decade, filled with stunning visual pyrotechnics and incredible attention to detail.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 22, 2019

Because the first movie generated such a bracing gust of enthusiasm, Frozen 2 will inevitably be nitpicked and judged against those lofty standards. Still, there's plenty to enjoy for those willing to chill out, and yes, let the past go.

| Nov 22, 2019

It's what you expect from the characters and world, and it gets the job done. But the most enthusiasm one can muster for "Frozen II" is it's perfectly adequate, unlikely to create a seismic cultural shift like its predecessor.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 22, 2019

Not much gain against a good deal of loss.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 22, 2019

In Frozen II climate justice moves from allegorical substrate to the centre of the story.

| Nov 22, 2019

Shorter on the character, charm and heart that marked out Frozen, the sequel can't give its high drama the same emotional intensity.

| Original Score: 5 | Nov 22, 2019

The characters are sprightly, the songs tailor-made for the Broadway show they'll someday inhabit.

| Nov 22, 2019

Frozen 2is forced to contrive new conflicts for royal sisters Anna and Elsa and the kingdom of Arundel. The resulting narrative is dizzying in its complexity. I'm sure it will be popular, I just wish I'd liked it more.

| Nov 22, 2019

[This] is a strong, richly rewarding sequel that deftly builds on the themes introduced in the first film and brought to thrilling conclusion here.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 22, 2019

The whole thing left me cold, partly because there's no actual villain and thus very little concrete drama.

| Nov 22, 2019

If they're lacking in true firepower, the same goes for "Frozen II": it never reaches the heights of its predecessor, but it's an adequate romp in the snow.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 21, 2019