The first half is breezy and fun, full of colorful songs and comedy tracks. However, the second half drags significantly. There is a 20-minute stretch involving a family court and a lost letter that feels like it was pulled from a 1994 B-movie script. Modern editing could have trimmed this down to a crisp 2-hour runtime.
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