Ballerina (2017)

Sadly Over-hyped

Load of rubbish!!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Ballerina or Leap! One of the best animated movies I'Ve ever seen! Don't watch the trailer if you want to watch this!I Can't talk about this movie cause i will have to write a lot! The Movie is Magical,Charming and Amazing! Just watch it

A beautiful movie altogether. The characters and the city of Paris look fantastic. The story is somewhat predictable, yes, but that does not take away from the charm of the film. I was also very surprised by how accurately the scene in which Felicie's eyes tear up was animated. Not tears falling down the cheeks but the actual redness of the eyes as they fill up with tears is moving. Another great thing about the movie is it is clearly and completely Felicie's story. There are many side characters but they compliment to the story of Felicie. It would have been a bad decision to add a side story for Viktor or anybody else. Now the focus is on the main character all the time - a brave and excellent decision. On the negatives, the outside action scene at the end is pointless and a bit embarrassing (gladly it's a short one) and the casting of the voices of Felicie and Viktor is not great. I actually preferred the version that was dubbed into my own language. But aside from that, I enjoyed the movie and wanted to spend more time with the characters.

I just got done watching this with my daughter. It really is a beautifully animated movie with a strong art direction. The artists clearly did a lot of research into studying how dancers move. I think kids will enjoy it, but if you've been watching movies for any number of years then you have seen this movie hundreds of times already. It's insanely formulaic... the main protagonist grows up in the slums with nothing but a music box and a dream... a string of convenient and preposterous events that take her right to the top, every other character in the movie has little to no character development and are simply there to play the Greek chorus to Felicie's interests and push her along her way. Any time when the writers need to get Felicie from point A to point B they bring it any number of the side characters they have introduced thus far (who apparently have zero life) and magically whisk Felicie away to her destination. There's lots of "Whooooooo"-ing in this film. There's an end sequence I won't spoil her but I'm pretty sure one of the writers said, "It's not necessary to the story, but we haven't used enough kid movie tropes yet so let's make a ridiculous action scene that makes zero sense." I can handle a lot of kid movie stupidity, but my jaw gaped slightly from how over-the-top it is.I also wanted to make a special point to say that the voice acting is really uninspired. There is not attempt at all to bring the audience into the time period or the fact that this takes place in Paris. Imagine your next door neighbor walking up to you and saying, "That suck, bro." And now take that and put it into a movie that takes place during Napoleonic France. To be fair, as a 30 year old man I'm sure I'm not the target audience for this film. If you like dancing, are a kid, don't care about original stories, then I think you'll enjoy this movie.

Leap! A movie whose simplicity belies its true beauty. A story told time and time again but seldom allowed to break through in an ever more critical society, one that deserves more credit that it has been given. Packed with plenty of moments that will make your heart swell, this movie has managed something that very few outside of Hollywood have, that is, to create a tale accompanied with visuals that will keep you revisiting it over and over again. Leap's simplicity is its magic, and its story enchants the heart.