Little Mermaid Trailer Finds its Legs

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Disney dropped the first full trailer for The Little Mermaid remake last night during the Oscars telecast. Check it out here:

This isn’t saying much, but this is the best the movie has looked yet. I think Melissa McCarthy is hamming it up way too much as Ursula, and I don’t like Awkwafina’s Scuttle so far. But this trailer actually has some color, especially in the underwater shot that looks like it comes from the “Under the Sea” sequence. I don’t like how saturated the film looks when Ariel surfaces or the men are aboard the ship. Overall, I’m still skeptical of this movie, but this trailer is a substantial improvement over everything else they’ve put out. Aside from the presence of lively visuals, Halle Bailey’s singing is my favorite part of the trailer. She sounds beautiful, and you know what? She sounds somewhat like Jodi Benson, especially when she sings, “I don’t know when/I don’t know how/But I know something’s starting right now!” 

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