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‘Wish’ tries to thaw out some of Disney’s ‘Frozen’ magic

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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN

More than 70 years after Disney had a cricket sing about wishing upon a star, “Wish” picks up that theme, in an animated movie that desperately wants to thaw out some of the studio’s “Frozen” magic. Hailing from members of that movie’s creative team, “Wish” doesn’t quite reach the stars, but it does shine intermittently while introducing another plucky teenage female heroine, gamely voiced by Ariana DeBose.

Despite plenty of original songs (courtesy of Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice), “Wish” doesn’t feature the kind of showstopper that had everyone who saw “Frozen” letting go or “Encanto” not talking about Bruno. The movie does however celebrate the power of wishes, and in the process, decades of Disney history. Whether that sort of pleasant but unspectacular production can rekindle box-office magic remains to be seen, but like its predecessors, it’s destined to enjoy a long shelf life.

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