I wasn't expecting much from this movie but when I watched the trailer, I was intrigued. I also saw the amazing cast and figured, why not? But I am so glad I gave it a chance! This movie is charming, endearing, and has just the right amount of silly, emotional bits, and singing. I absolutely loved the acting and the story. There were little cute things tying it to the original, so that was great. Overall, I am a fan and I appreciate the way the writers, director and cast managed to honor this classic story. I also appreciate the fact that the animals in the movie are CG and not real. I hate to think of the amount of pressure some movies used to put on real animals to perform in films. So this was another reason to like it. I usually cringe at certain CG animation, being an animator myself. But the animation is great, no complaints there either. Overall, great film. Very glad I watched it!
