The horse was extremely likable, but his rider could have played more of a role. She had the liberated 70s woman gone bad thing going on for her, but it almost seems like we may have seen this character before. Some criticisms the villainess seemed marginally cliché. All in all, even though a middle aged dude like myself is no where near the target audience, I enjoyed it immensely. The dashing rogue comes in to ground the story and keep Mandy Moore's character from running amuck and falling into despair.

You're supposed to laugh! The story itself regards fleeing the nest from a 'Mime' like character, whose interest in our heroine is less than altruistic. Classic character sketch comedy, and I don't care if I was the only one who noticed it and was laughing. Note Rapuntzel's improvised weapon, and how she brings it to bear on the baddies in the local tavern. If anything it showed just what good clever comedy was. The comic timing was toned down for the young kiddies in the audience, mostly little girls and some younger boys, but the comedic aspect itself did not lose luster for this. The film was charming, clever and witty without being too much of either. What we have here is Rapuntzel turned on her head, with a dash of 'Snow White' and 'Sleeping Beauty' stirred in to keep our interest. Well, tonight Disney pulled me from that depression, and help reinvigorate my belief in, well, just plain Disney. My faith in CGI entertainment was on the wane. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I didn't think it too spectacular. A few days ago I saw 'Megamind', and thought it was just okay.

Rapunzel tangled adventure