For all its over-exposure, the original Frozen was a glorious take on traditional fairytale storytelling, and the delirious little-girl fan-fervour would always prove to be challenge to follow up. Frozen II is a decent stab, this time going the more serious elemental/spiritual route that Disney often favours, and it delivers pretty well on many of the elements that made the first film so popular - strong female leads, beautiful visuals, ear-worm songs - but it lacks one crucial one - fun. Frozen II is surprisingly serious in tone, and when it tries to let loose, it is hard sometimes to tell just how seriously to take it, such as an 80s-poodle-rock-style music video sequence that takes itself a little too seriously. Like Monsters University and Toy Story 4, this is a solid, well-made entry but neither distinctive nor essential to any but its die-hard (young) fans.
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