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"&amp;quot;The Princess and the Frog&amp;quot; has an old-fashioned look, in a good way. Gone are overblown CG effects; what\u2019s left is good, old-fashioned hand-drawn animation and storytelling that thrums to the beat of a big, old-fashioned heart. What\u2019s not traditional is the heroine, Tiana, who -- very refreshingly -- fends for herself and doesn\u2019t need to be rescued as much as learn. Plus, a Disney staple -- the love song -- takes a surprising turn here, telling the story of one couple while illustrating the sweetness of another.\nYet, entertaining as it is, &amp;quot;The Princess and the Frog&amp;quot; lacks verve. Some songs -- \u201CEvangeline,\u201D for instance, as well as the jazz interludes --- are memorable, but many others don\u2019t make an impression. And while the film doesn\u2019t completely shy away from referencing the chasm between rich and poor -- the streetcar goes from the mansion section to a neighborhood lined with neat but tiny houses -- it treads very lightly. Those concerned about stereotypes might find a bit of justification in the voodoo storyline, which doesn't veer far from preconceived notions -- couldn\u2019t New Orleans have been portrayed without a tooth-necklace-clad letch? Villains can be much more interesting than this."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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