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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Descendants: The Royal Wedding
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2021
Happily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all.
Movie details
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
2021 Animation · Family · Comedy 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Happily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Descendants: The Royal Wedding?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Salvador Simó
Written by
Josann McGibbon · Ricky Roxburgh · Sara Parriott
Dove Cameron
Mal (voice)
Sofia Carson
Evie (voice)
Booboo Stewart
Jay (voice)
Mitchell Hope
Ben (voice)
Sarah Jeffery
Audrey (voice)
Melanie Paxson
Fairy Godmother (voice)
China Anne McClain
Uma (voice)
Court is in session
Put Descendants: The Royal Wedding on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.