The lesson of Descendants is to choose love instead of hate. Those are definitely lessons worth learning, even if they are dressed in song and dance numbers and simplistic dialogue.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

At 111 minutes, Descendants feels too long and overly tactical.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

This much-anticipated fairy tale add-on isn't perfect, but it's highly entertaining in the kind of young-love, flash-mob, song-and-dance manner that tends to thrill the youngsters

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 9, 2019

Descendants moves quickly through its two-hour-long running time, builds momentum off of a handful of peppy tunes, and delivers a colorful confection that's sure to impress the younger crowd.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

Here's the thing: message wise, it's actually not that bad. It's basically, "You can be who want to be, despite your parents. Even if your mother is a literal dragon who tries to kill you and your friends."

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

The movie boasts a stronger, more assured story than most of the recent youth-oriented live-action musicals Disney has offered, with plenty of brightly colored bells and whistles as well as songs that range from Broadway to rap.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

Will Descendants create the next Zac Efron or Vanessa Hudgens? Of the crowd, [Dove] Cameron seems to have the most star potential.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

Thanks to winning performances by [Dove] Cameron, [Kristin]Chenoweth and others, it's a flick the family can sit down and enjoy.

Full Review | Sep 9, 2019

It's no High School Musical, but the songs are catchy, and the junior villains are worth rooting for.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Sep 9, 2019

They did a really good job with the casting of the villain parents and.... you can tell they're having the time of their lives.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jun 18, 2019