I don't mind me a musical, but I feel like the biggest issue with _Strange Magic_ is the way they went with it musically. Not only was I just personally not a big fan of the singing voices on literally all but one of the characters, but I just think the continuous run of on-the-nose pop songs from beginning to end basically flat out ruined what seemed to be a promising movie.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

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.