, ▁while ▁those ▁at ▁Post T rak ▁gave ▁it ▁an ▁average ▁ 4 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars , ▁with ▁ 7 1 % ▁saying ▁they ▁would ▁definitely ▁recommend ▁it . ▁ ▁Man oh la ▁D arg is ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁saying : ▁" As ▁is ▁often ▁true ▁in ▁animation , ▁Fro zen ▁ 2 ▁so ars ▁highest ▁when ▁it ▁em bra ces ▁abstra ction , ▁as ▁in ▁one ▁number ▁with ▁a ▁pitch - black ▁void ▁that ▁entertain ingly ▁ev okes ▁Jonathan ▁Gla zer ' s ▁Under ▁the ▁Sk in ." ▁Writing ▁for ▁Movie Web , ▁Julian ▁Roman ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁" is ▁a ▁dark er ▁journey , ▁but ▁ill umin ated ▁with ▁bre at ht aking ▁animation ▁and ▁st unning ▁action ▁scenes . ▁There ' s ▁enough ▁good ▁humor ▁for ▁balance ▁amid ▁an ▁a val anche ▁of ▁new ▁songs ." ▁Nell ▁Min ow ▁of ▁Roger E bert . com , ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 ▁stars ▁and ▁said : ▁" F ro zen ▁II ▁has ▁an ▁aut umn al ▁p alette , ▁with ▁rus set ▁and ▁gold ▁setting ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁an ▁unexpected ly ▁eleg iac ▁tone ▁in ▁the ▁follow - up ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Disney ' s ▁most ▁bel oved ▁animated ▁features ." ▁Ben ▁Tra vis ▁of ▁Empire ▁Magazine ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁ 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars , ▁stating : ▁" The ▁best ▁things ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁film —