 Levi 's performance has garnered widespread acclaim from critics , who enjoyed the actor 's comedic delivery and singing voice . Praising the directors ' decision to " [ bypass ] big @-@ name stars in favor of lesser @-@ known talent , " TV Guide described Levi 's performance as " charming , roguish , and , well , generic enough . " Similarly , Mike Scott of The Times @-@ Picayune wrote that Levi " comes off as an exaggerated , narcissistic version of the rascally Tory Belleci from TV 's MythBusters , " complimenting the fact that " the cast 's names are less than household stature . " Rafer Guzman of Newsday described Levi 's performance as " terrific . " ABC Online appreciated the fact that " the voices of the hero and heroine were not recognisable , " concluding , " Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore ... do a really good job on the voices . " Dustin Hucks of Film School Rejects wrote that Levi " creates a significant amount of range and emotion with his voice that truly makes the suave thief with a heart of gold Flynn pop on the screen . " Hucks went on to call Flynn " one the better [ Disney heroes ] that have come out of the Disney stable in quite a while . " Mathew DeKinder of the St. Louis Post @-@ Dispatch appreciated the comedy in Levi 's " quick @-@ tongued delivery , " while Rolling Stone 'sPeter Travers wrote that the actor " does a nice job " as Flynn . James Luxford of The National wrote that both Levi and Moore " adeptly flesh out what could have been basic characters , " while Digital Spy 's Simon Reynolds described Levi as " excellent as the rogueish hero . " Stephen Whitty of The Star @-@ Ledger called Levi " a surprisingly perfect choice for the self @-@ mocking Flynn . " Also pleasantly surprised , David Nusair of About.com wrote that " Levi effortlessly captures the character 's transformation from a vain ( yet charismatic ) rogue to a compassionate love interest . " Praising the actor 's singing voice , Jim Vejvoda of IGN described it as " impressive . " 
