Disney’s newest live-action remake, The Little Mermaid (2023), recently dove into theaters on May 26. Since then, the film has caused some mixed reviews.
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Disney fans are enjoying the new film, other Disney fans prefer the original, and some viewers are attempting to skew the reviews by spamming 1-star reviews due to Princess Ariel’s new appearance.
But even racist reviewers couldn’t stop The Little Mermaid from breaking a new record for Walt Disney Studios…
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According to a recent report by ScreenRant, The Little Mermaid has become the best of Disney’s live-action remakes. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, we can see that this live-action remake currently has an audience score of 95%, effectively blowing all of Disney’s other live-action remakes out of the water.
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That being said, critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes have only given the film a measly 68%, a far cry from the 95% audiences are giving it. But if you want to know how good the live-action remake is, there’s only one way to find out!
The Little Mermaid is currently available to watch in theaters. At this time, we don’t know when the live-action remake will debut on Disney Plus, so be sure to swim to theaters to see it soon.
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The Little Mermaid cast consists of Halle Bailey as the beautiful Princess Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as the dashing Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as the evil Sea Witch Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Awkwafina as Scuttle.