Halle Bailey makes a splash as the headstrong heroine of The Little Mermaid, yet not every element of Disney’s lavish live-action remake of its beloved animated movie is a watertight success.
Back in 1989, Disney’s cartoon adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale was the film that launched the studio’s second golden age, the so-called "Disney Renaissance". This proved to be a decade-long run of critical and audience favorites — including Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King — that turned the company’s fortunes around.
