i dont understand the negative reactions? this movie is a masterpiece and i have never loved a story about romance between two people for ages! their chemistry is perfect and it made me giggle like a little girl for the whole movie. not to mention how there are so many things i love about the new changes on this movie from the original? this ariel is curious and they showed it perfectly when she became a human and instead of just obssessing about the prince, she still wanted to know about the world on land by becoming restless when she wanted to see or try something that humans do, and this made eric like her more. like i cant express how much i love this movie, sure this isn't the exact replica of the original movie but live actions aren't supposed to be like that?? anyways i wish more people will appreciate this movie as it is and see it the way i see it as well because if i could i would rate it 10/10 box office