Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff , Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Maia Wilson, Edie McClurg, Robert Pine, Maurice LaMarche, Livvy Stubenrauch, Eva Bella, Spencer Lacey Ganus, Jesse Corti, Jeffrey Marcus, Tucker Gilmore
OUR RATING: ★★★★☆
Story:
Disney’s animated adventure fantasy loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Snow Queen”, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Frozen (2013) follows Anna (Kristen Bell), who joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven, setting off on a journey to find her sister Elsa (Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter, to try to break her icy spell. Although their journey leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad), harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter’s cold grip.
Best Quotes
Young Anna: [to Elsa] Do you want to build a snowman?
Young Elsa: Hi, I’m Olaf, and I like warm hugs.
Young Anna: I love you, Olaf.
Grand Pabbie: [referring to Elsa] Born with the powers, or cursed?
King: Born. And they’re getting stronger.
Grand Pabbie: [referring to the unconscious Anna] You are lucky it wasn’t her heart. The heart is not so easily changed. But the head can be persuaded.
King: Do what you must.
Grand Pabbie: I recommend we remove all magic. Even memories of magic, to be safe. But don’t worry, I’ll leave the fun.
Grand Pabbie: [referring to Anna] She will be okay.
Young Elsa: But she won’t remember I have powers?
Grand Pabbie: It’s for the best. Listen to me, Elsa. Your power will only grow. There is beauty in it. But also great danger. You must learn to control it. Fear will be your enemy.
King: [referring to Elsa] We’ll protect her. She can learn to control it. I’m sure. Until then. We’ll lock the gates. We’ll reduce the staff. We will limit her contact with people, and keep her powers hidden from everyone. Including Anna.
Young Anna: [singing, to Elsa] Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let’s go and play. I never see you anymore. Come out the door. It’s like you’ve gone away. We used to be best buddies, and now we’re not. I wish you would tell me why. Do you want to build a snowman? It doesn’t have to be a snowman.
King: [to Elsa] The gloves will help. See? Conceal it. Don’t feel it.
Young Elsa, King: Don’t let it show.
Young Anna: I’ve started talking to the pictures on the walls.
Young Anna: [looks up at the painting of Joan of Arc] Hang in there, Joan.
Duke: Ah, Arendelle, our most mysterious trade partner. Open those gates so I may unlock your secrets and exploit your riches. Did I say that out loud?
Elsa: [singing, as she watches the coronation guests arrive] Don’t let them in. Don’t let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal. Don’t feel. Put on a show. Make one wrong move and everyone will know. But it’s only for today.
'The heart is not so easily changed. But the head can be persuaded.' - Grand Pabbie (Frozen) Share on X
Anna: [upon meeting Hans] This is awkward. Not you’re awkward, but just because we’re, I’m awkward. You’re gorgeous. Wait. What?
Hans: I’d like to formally apologize for hitting the Princess of Arendelle with my horse. And for every moment after.
Anna: No. No, no. It’s fine. I’m not that princess. I mean, if you’d hit my sister Elsa, it would be, yeesh! Because, you know. Hello. But, lucky you, it’s just me.
Hans: Just you?
Elsa: You look beautiful.
Anna: Thank you. You look beautifuler. I mean, not “fuller”. You don’t look fuller. But more beautiful.
Kai: Your Majesty. The Duke of Weaseltown.
Duke: Weselton! The Duke of Weselton.
Duke: [as he’s dancing with Anna] They don’t call me the “Little Dipper” for nothing.
Duke: [to Anna as they’re dancing] Like a chicken with the face of a monkey, I fly!
Elsa: [referring to the Duke] Well, he was sprightly.
Anna: Especially for a man in heels.
Anna: So, you have how many brothers?
Hans: Twelve older brothers. Three of them pretended I was invisible, literally, for two years.
Anna: Okay, can I just say something crazy?
Hans: I love crazy.
'We need each other to raise us up and round us out.' - Trolls (Frozen) Share on X
Hans: [singing] I mean it’s crazy.
Anna: What?
Hans: We finish each other’s…
Anna: Sandwiches!
Hans: Can I say something crazy? Will you marry me?
Anna: Can I say something even crazier? Yes.
Elsa: You can’t marry a man you just met.
Anna: You can if it’s true love.
Elsa: Anna, what do you know about true love?
Anna: More than you. All you know is how to shut people out.
Duke: [as ice shoots out from Elsa’s hand] Sorcery. I knew there was something dubious going on here.
Duke: You! Is there sorcery in you too? Are you a monster too?
Anna: No. No. I’m completely ordinary.
Hans: That’s right, she is. In the best way.
Anna: My sister’s not a monster.
'Love is putting someone else's needs before yours.' – Olaf (Frozen) Share on X
Hans: Are you sure you can trust her? I don’t want you getting hurt.
Anna: She’s my sister. She would never hurt me.
Elsa: [singing] Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried. Don’t let them in. Don’t let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal. Don’t feel. Don’t let them know. Well, now they know. Let it go! Let it go! Can’t hold it back anymore. Let it go! Let it go! Turn away and slam the door. I don’t care what they’re going to say. Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway. It’s funny how some distance makes everything seem small. And the fears that once controlled me can’t get to me at all. It’s time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through. No right, no wrong, no rules for me. I’m free!
Anna: Elsa, it’s me, Anna, your sister who didn’t mean to make you freeze the summer. I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Of course, none of it would have happened if she had just told me her secret. She’s a stinker.
Anna: Snow. It had to be snow. She couldn’t have had tropical magic that covered the fjords in white sand and warm…
Anna: [she sees smoke the distance] Fire!
'Some people are worth melting for.' - Olaf (Frozen) Share on X
Anna: Oh. I was just wondering. Has another young woman, the queen perhaps, I don’t know, passed through here?
Oaken: The only one crazy enough to be out in this storm is you, dear.
Oaken: [as Kristoff enters the store] You and this fellow.
Kristoff: You want to talk about a supply and demand problem? I sell ice for a living.
Anna: Ooh. That’s a rough business to be in right now. I mean, that is really, that’s unfortunate.
Anna: What was happening on the North Mountain? Did it seem magical?
Kristoff: Yes! Now, back up while I deal with this crook here.
Oaken: [stands revealing his very tall stature] What did you call me?
Oaken: [to Anna, after he throws Kristoff out] I’m sorry about this violence. I will add a quart of lutefisk, so we’ll have good feelings.
Kristoff: [singing] Reindeers are better than people. Sven, don’t you think that’s true?
Kristoff: [as Sven singing] “Yeah, people will beat you, and curse you, and cheat you. Every one of them’s bad, except you.”
Kristoff: Aw. Thanks, buddy. But people smell better than reindeers. Sven, don’t you think I’m right?
Kristoff: [as Sven singing] “That’s once again true for all, except you.
Kristoff: You got me.
Kristoff: [as puts her feet up on the sled’s dash] Get your feet down. This is fresh lacquer. Seriously, were you raised in a barn?
Kristoff: So, tell me, what made the queen go all ice-crazy?
Anna: Oh. Well, it was all my fault. I got engaged, but then she freaked out, because I’d only just met him, you know, that day. And she said she wouldn’t bless the marriage, and…
Kristoff: Wait. You got engaged to someone you just met that day?
Anna: Yeah. Anyway, I got mad, and so she got mad, and then she tried to walk away, and I grabbed her glove…
Kristoff: Hang on! You mean to tell me you got engaged to someone you just met that day?!
Anna: Yes. Pay attention. But the thing is, she wore the gloves all the time, so I just thought, maybe she has a thing about dirt.
Kristoff: Didn’t your parents ever warn you about strangers?
Anna: Yes, they did. But Hans is not a stranger.
Kristoff: Oh, yeah? What’s his last name?
Anna: Of the Southern Isles.
Kristoff: What’s his favorite food?
Anna: Sandwiches.
Kristoff: Best friend’s name?
Anna: Probably John.
Kristoff: Eye color?
Anna: Dreamy.
Kristoff: Foot size?
Anna: Foot size doesn’t matter.
Kristoff: Have you had a meal with him yet? What if you hate the way he eats? What if you hate the way he picks his nose?
Anna: Picks his nose?
Kristoff: And eats it.
Anna: Excuse me, sir. He is a prince.
Kristoff: All men do it.
Anna: Ew! Look, it doesn’t matter. It’s true love!
Kristoff: It doesn’t sound like true love.
Anna: Are you some sort of love expert?
Kristoff: No. But I have friends who are.
Anna: You have friends who are love experts? I’m not buying it.
Kristoff: [as they’re being chased by wolves] I don’t trust your judgment.
Anna: Excuse me?!
Kristoff: Who marries a man she just met?
Anna: It’s true love!
Anna: Christopher!
Kristoff: It’s Kristoff!
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