▁from ▁critics , ▁holding ▁a ▁ 7 4 % ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁profile ▁that ▁ran ▁before ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁Franz ▁L id z ▁conf essed , ▁" My ▁initial ▁fear ▁was ▁that ▁Disney ▁would ▁turn ▁my ▁un cles ▁into ▁Gr um py ▁and ▁Do pe y . ▁I ▁never ▁imag ined ▁that ▁my ▁life ▁could ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁Old ▁Y eller ." ▁Later , ▁in ▁an ▁ess ay ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁he ▁crack ed ▁that ▁the ▁cin ematic ▁Sel ma ▁had ▁died ▁not ▁of ▁cancer , ▁but ▁of ▁Old ▁Movie ▁D ise ase : ▁" The ▁way ▁Disney ▁killed ▁off ▁my ▁mother ▁-- ▁after ▁fixing ▁p anc akes , ▁she ▁pra ises ▁her ▁k ids , ▁plants ▁a ▁per vers ely ▁passion ate ▁kiss ▁on ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁lips ▁and , ▁to ▁soul ful ▁stra ins ▁of ▁You ▁Are ▁My ▁Sun sh ine , ▁dr ifts ▁off ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁a ▁com f y ▁arm ch air ▁-- ▁rem ind ed ▁me ▁of ▁Mad ▁magazine ' s ▁send - up ▁of ▁Love ▁Story ." ▁He ▁added , ▁" S omed ay ▁somebody ▁may ▁find ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁cancer , ▁but ▁the ▁terminal ▁sa pp iness ▁of ▁cancer ▁mov ies ▁is ▁probably ▁beyond ▁rem edy ." ▁ ▁Tod d ▁Mc Car thy ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁wrote : ▁" A ▁coming - of - age ▁piece ▁that ▁is ▁slight ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁an