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The play is, in essence, a pretty much verbatim retelling of the film, which is both a strength and a weakness.
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EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Highlights include the rise of Harald Fairhair and a retelling of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, offering valuable context to a visit to the swords monument.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Although it was released just four years after Disney’s first live-action version of The Jungle Book, this direct-to-video production is a separate, more faithful retelling of the story — yet sticking to the original plot is about the only thing this movie succeeds at.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
For yet another live-action remake, Disney followed the second star to the right for a new retelling of J.M. Barrie's classic.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Highlights include the rise of Harald Fairhair and a retelling of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, offering valuable context to a visit to the swords monument.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Although it was released just four years after Disney’s first live-action version of The Jungle Book, this direct-to-video production is a separate, more faithful retelling of the story — yet sticking to the original plot is about the only thing this movie succeeds at.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
For yet another live-action remake, Disney followed the second star to the right for a new retelling of J.M. Barrie's classic.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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