Raya and the Last Dragon

"A rollicking adventure filled with colourful characters, exciting action sequences, a fabulous heroine and a timely message for us all."

"Disney's gorgeously animated, entertainingly told fantasia... is a visual feast."

"Subtle adjustments to the Disney formula make this magical."

"A marvel of character design, world-building, and canny choices."

"It's the interplay between the warrior and the wiseacre that makes a stock storyline snap, crackle and pop."

"The best Disney animated feature in many years."

"A wild, animated wonder ride from Disney that radiates female empowerment and comes at you in a whoosh of creative ideas in full eruption."

"Awkwafina and Tran lend so much skillfully wrought feeling to the material, the movie's occasional bumps don't much matter."

"Awkwafina leads a lively voice cast in a visually arresting adventure."

"I left the cinema thinking that the world is not quite like it is at the end of this movie, but we might all be happier if it was."

"Disney delivers a vibrant action-fantasy epic with another heroine who feels legitimately revolutionary."

"An ambitious family film that will work for all ages, and one that never talks down to its audience while presenting them with an entertaining, thought-provoking story."

"The latest Disney Animation film is an entertaining albeit slight entry into the studio's filmography."

"Disney's latest is, in many ways, a film that fits the mold of what's come before, but Raya and the Last Dragon is also an overdue step in a new direction."

"Raya's chords of loss and melancholy blend well with its more fanciful elements, all given vibrant body in achingly gorgeous animation."

"Accidentally or not, this lavish animated production resonates with the collective grief of the world it's being released into, inviting everyone to sit with that pain, even as it hints at brighter days to come."

"It has excellent replay value, fun, marketable characters, and it's downright fun."

"Proof that Disney needs to focus on moving forward rather than continuing to look back."

"A beautifully animated, action-packed hero's journey, and a great next evolution of Disney's modern-day princess films."

"Feels fresh not just for the mere fact of its female-forward and predominately Asian cast, but for the breeziness with which it bears the weight of Disney history..."