 Flynn has received generally mixed reviews from film critics . Kirk Baird of The Blade described the character as irresistible , while Columbus Alive 's Brad Keefe called him " loveable . " Georgie Hobbs of Little White Lies lauded Flynn as " a hero invested with enough colour to liven up what could have been a monochromatic role . " Margot Harrison of Seven Days concluded that the character is " better than a prince . " Meanwhile , Amy Nicholson of Inland Empire Weekly reviewed the character as a significant improvement upon traditional Disney heroes , writing , " If anything , Tangled is hommepowerment — one more step forward in Disney 's slow march to treat male suitors like equals , from its early nameless princes ... to here , a dude with a full @-@ on personality and nearly equal screen time . " Tyler Hanley of the Palo Alto Weekly observed that " Flynn talks in a laid @-@ back way that helps make his character both likable and relatable . " Ian Bunting of the Daily Record concluded that although " Male characters sometimes get shortchanged in Disney movies ... Flynn is one of their better efforts to add to Aladdin , Mowgli and the Beast . " Virtually an equal amount of critics were less impressed with Flynn . Anthony Quinn of The Independent described the character as a " fop , " while Tom Huddleston of Time Out called him " bland . " The Scotsman wrote , " it 's a shame the prominence of Rapunzel 's wayward love interest ... needlessly distracts from " the film . Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune called Flynn " a second @-@ rate Nickelodeon TV punk . " Jeff Meyers of the Metro Times dismissed Flynn as not " all that heroic . " The Houston Chronicle 's Amy Biancolli quipped that Flynn 's " sensitive chin fur , and the way he talks out of the side of his mouth – makes him look like Dick Cheney at a poetry slam . " The Los Angeles Times 'Kenneth Turan believes that the film 's " initial shakiness " is " amplified by the irritating and overly glib nature of " Flynn . Accusing the character of " lacking both superficial and emotional individuality , " Jake Coyle of the Southtown Star panned Flynn as " rather obnoxious , " Dan Kois of The Village Voice dismissed him as " vanilla . " Flynn 's narration has also been widely panned . Joe Williams of the St. Louis Post @-@ Dispatch referred to it as " flippant . " A. O. Scott of The New York Times described it as " annoyingly smart @-@ alecky . " Justin Chang of Variety described the character 's opening monologue as " clunky . " William Goss of Moviefone compared Flynn to " a modern @-@ day Chris Evans / Pine type , and his glib narration – combined with a hasty prologue – almost makes it feel like writer Dan Fogelman is trying too hard to make this a boys ' AND girls ' club . " However , Goss relented , " The voice @-@ over tapers off , though , and Levi proves to be a suitably cocky foil to the neurotic love interest . " 
