Hans (Frozen) plot twist in "Frozen", revealed in the film's final act. Despite the acclaim that the film has received, Hans' betrayal has been the subject of mixed reception from some critics. While the character's mastery of trickery and Fontana's performance have been praised, Hans' villainous reveal has been criticized for being too upsetting and confusing for the film's younger viewers. However, others have considered the character's shift in personality to be a valuable lesson that children can learn from. The Disney studio made their first attempts to adapt Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, "The Snow Queen", as early as 1943, when Walt
Frozen (2013 film) an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Beautifully animated, smartly written, and stocked with singalong songs, "Frozen" adds another worthy entry to the Disney canon." Metacritic, which determines a rating out of 100 from the reviews of mainstream critics, calculated a score of 74 based on 43 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." CinemaScore gave "Frozen" an "A+" on an A+ to F scale, based on polls conducted during the opening weekend. Surveys conducted by "Fandango" among 1,000 ticket buyers revealed that 75% of purchasers had seen the film at least once, and 52% had seen it twice.