Magical cartoon retelling of the survival of the daughter of Nicholas and Alexander that is given the full Disney treatment with colorful songs and exquisite animation. But...and this is a big but...this is no where near the 1956 Anatole Litvak film version, which this new film is loosely based. The filmmakers seemed to forget that some of these characters are supposed to be Russian, although you hear 90ish American voices from Ryan and Cusack, although there is the the exception of Grammer and Lansbury whose vocal talents are quite effective. This is a film strictly for kids, while adults will push the "STOP," button and go right to the Ingrid Bergman version.