James Berardinelli commented on his review website "ReelViews" that the film is "entertaining and enjoyable, but not groundbreaking." He also stated Rapunzel is "not as memorable as Snow White, Ariel, or Belle" as well as stating "the songs are neither catchy nor memorable." Todd McCarthy, film reviewer for "The Hollywood Reporter" opened his review with, "It would have been nice if Disney's self-touted 50th animated feature were one of its best, a film that could stand with the studio's classics, but the world will have to make do with "Tangled", a passably entertaining hodgepodge of old and new animation techniques, mixed sensibilities and hedged commercial calculations."