Anastasia (1997)

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

20th Century Fox tried to break the Disney stranglehold on kiddie animation with a retelling of the tragic story of Anastasia, the lost daughter of the Russian czar who some believed survived the family's assassination. I'm not sure there was this much singing in Mother Russia, but the film isn't overly wretched. Still, the Disney formula is aped to perfection here, even spawning a solo career for singing bat Bartok, in Bartok the Magnificent. Protect your children.

Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
  • Producer: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
  • Screenwriter: Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
  • Stars: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters, Kirsten Dunst, Angela Lansbury, Liz Callaway, Lacey Chabert
  • MPAA Rating: G

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