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A rollicking adventure filled with colourful characters, exciting action sequences, a fabulous heroine and a timely message for us all.
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney animated fantasy adventure, set in a world called Kumandra, where a warrior searches for the last dragon. From the writer of Crazy Rich Asians, featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (The Farewell).
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.
2020Rating: PG, Violence107 minsUSA
AdventureAnimatedKids & FamilyFantasy
Raya and the Last Dragon / Reviews
The Washington Post
Disney's gorgeously animated, entertainingly told fantasia... is a visual feast.
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Rolling Stone
It's the interplay between the warrior and the wiseacre that makes a stock storyline snap, crackle and pop.
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ABC
A wild, animated wonder ride from Disney that radiates female empowerment and comes at you in a whoosh of creative ideas in full eruption.
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Chicago Tribune
Awkwafina and Tran lend so much skillfully wrought feeling to the material, the movie's occasional bumps don't much matter.
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The Australian
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.
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Empire Magazine
Disney delivers a vibrant action-fantasy epic with another heroine who feels legitimately revolutionary.
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RogerEbert.com
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.
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Collider
The latest Disney Animation film is an entertaining albeit slight entry into the studio's filmography.
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Film School Rejects
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.
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Vanity Fair
Raya's chords of loss and melancholy blend well with its more fanciful elements, all given vibrant body in achingly gorgeous animation.
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A.V. Club
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.
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Film Threat
It has excellent replay value, fun, marketable characters, and it's downright fun.
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The Guardian
Proof that Disney needs to focus on moving forward rather than continuing to look back.
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IGN
A beautifully animated, action-packed hero's journey, and a great next evolution of Disney's modern-day princess films.
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Entertainment Weekly
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...
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