Good Is Not the Enemy of Perfect: In Defense of Dreamworks Animation

Posted June 20th, 2012 Von Scott Mendelson Rewritten Von PeterMWou

As the initial reviews for Disney/Pixar's Merida - Legende der Highlands roll in (again, I'm waiting till opening Tag to take the kid), it's clear that the film is both pretty solid and somewhat disappointing considering the uber-high standards that Pixar has set for itself. I personally think it's almost dangerous to go into a Pixar film expecting each one to be as good as Up, but I digress. One of the running themes of sagte reviews is that the film is merely 'Dreamworks good'. If you...