The Little Mermaid
Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: November 17, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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60
Washington PostHal Hinson
The Little Mermaid is only passable. Even at its highest points, it cannot claim a place next to even the least of the great Disney classics. Read full review
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Disney-style kitsch. It's technologically sophisticated, but with just about all the simpering old Disney values in place.
50
Slant MagazineEric Henderson
The Little Mermaid is the story of one packrat pre-tween princess whose undersea kingdom is only matched in depth by her remarkable sense of consumer-minded entitlement. Read full review
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