I sound like a broken record; whenever I review these Disney remakes, I say they’re an unnecessary cash grab. Even if I like the film, as I did with “ The Little Mermaid ,” I still conclude that corporate greed is the sole reason for its existence.

At a special screening in London on Sunday (May 18), actress Hannah Waddingham, who voices the alien leader Grand Councilwoman in the new movie, said that message was "timeless".