The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 26, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 54 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
24
Negative:
4
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38
Slant MagazineGregory NussenMay 22, 2023
This Little Mermaid feels more or less like two-hour-plus cosplay with the texture and gravitas of a Disneyland sideshow. Read full review
36
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMay 22, 2023
A thoroughly pointless cash grab of a thing, this new Little Mermaid is one of the most uninspired films to slither out of Disney since the company started raiding its own vault. Read full review
30
The New York TimesWesley MorrisMay 24, 2023
The new, live-action The Little Mermaid is everything nobody should want in a movie: dutiful and defensive, yet desperate for approval. It reeks of obligation and noble intentions. Joy, fun, mystery, risk, flavor, kink — they’re missing. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Angelica Jade BastienMay 22, 2023
Bailey is, unfortunately, completely failed by the dull, misguided production around her. As the studio has done with other live-action remakes, Disney betrays its own lack of imagination and an essential misreading of what made its original children’s fare such a joy to audiences in the first place. Read full review
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