Just about a perfect movie, at turns exciting, funny, heartwarming, emotionally resonant and yet very simple and stripped down.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 20, 2024

The Tarzan saga has never been so faithfully told, has never been so rich in character and conflict, and has never been so wonderfully entertaining.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 20, 2024

Tarzan will raise laughter as well as a few tears while leaving thrilled audiences of all ages clamoring to see it again.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 20, 2024

A masterpiece that works on every level -- art, artifice and rich entertainment.

| Dec 20, 2024

Of the many excellent animated features Disney has produced over the past decade, this is the one that feels the freest, and sweetest.

| Dec 20, 2024

Tarzan is one of the most exhilarating animated movies ever made, and easily Disney's best since The Lion King.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 20, 2024

It's clear that Tarzan, from its treetops to its taproots, is the work of individual artists, unencumbered by corporate caution. The whole movie swings, from satisfyingly scary through charmingly silly to quietly witty.

| Dec 20, 2024

Tarzan may not be the studio's best, but this latest ranks up there in terms of dazzling visuals, captivating story and memorable, fully fleshed characters.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2024

Disney's penchant for recycling character types gives Tarzan a bit of a "been there, done that" feeling. But it is outweighed by the film's visual delights.

| Dec 20, 2024

The hipness isn't overindulged until late in the movie, by which time viewers will have been won over by the standard Disney elements: high energy, a humorous sidekick, vivid visuals and engaging music.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 20, 2024

Walt Disney's Tarzan is genial family entertainment, and a very solid bet for the half-ter holidays.

| Dec 20, 2024

This brooding, waxed-chested hunk isn't a Neanderthal. He's a star, damn it!

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 20, 2024

A rollicking, funny, good-natured and very exciting adaptation, which, despite (or because of) the story having been adulterated, makes perfect sense as a Disney film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2024

Once again, as other film companies strive to rival the original master of animation, Disney demonstrates not only that it has the artistry and technical skill but that its producers and directors know how to move a story.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 20, 2024

It's the strongest Disney animation of the last few years, a strapping and satisfyingly crafted effort that will do a better job of leading young audiences into Tarzaniana than yet another traditional movie could have.

| Dec 20, 2024

In American repetition is the sincerest form of capitalism, and children and parents will find this version affable. It is not a Disney classic, but it's a fun summer ride.

| Dec 20, 2024

Tarzan is as triumphant as his trademark yell, and one of the most breathtaking achievements of the Disney animation renaissance.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2024

A technically brilliant film that nonetheless has several hitches in its narrative, not to mention a touch of envelope pushing by the Disney story-tellers.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 20, 2024

Although Tarzan doggedly follows the traditional Disney formula, most of those elements meld surprisingly well with the story, invigorating it with a robust, contemporary humor. Suddenly, Tarzan feels new again.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2024

One glorious ride, and a whole lot of fun.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2024