Within the first 5 minutes, I was worried I wasn't going to enjoy this film, but the second the singing began, I knew I was wrong. This film, while wrought with a few cliches we've seen before, has a lot of beautiful animation, a few new original ideas and most importantly a LOT of music. When something is billed as a musical, THIS is what I like to see. The story is told through music and song, rather than exposition and dialogue, and while, to some, that might be disconcerting, I thought it was perfect. Now beware: this is a jukebox musical, so the songs are not original, BUT, they pulled a lot from the 60s, 70s and 80s, with a couple of newer songs just to make it relevant. The new arrangements are different enough that I can listen to them separately from the original and get enjoyment, which is tough to say for most covers. The only issue with the music is the "mash-ups" which they don't really seem to understand. They don't blend the songs together for the most part, which really makes it seem choppy and meh. The voice acting and animation were superb, but the plot needed some work. I thought it was a really good, fun film, but with a little reworking on that script, it could have been a classic. Nonetheless, I'm happy with what we got.