The Frogger Princess

I took my daughter to go see the new Disney film, The Princess and the Frog a few weeks ago. I don't really know where to start with this movie. My daughter loved it. I have to say in all honesty. She really did...well - she is 9. I however am older than 9 and paid to see this film and again, another animated film fell flat to me.
I have to give kudos though to Disney for creating a story with the first African-American Princess. I know that this was a long time coming and good for them for taking the plunge.
This was a strange movie for me. It was filled with black magic, food from the Bayou and music trying to be similar to the Beauty and the Beast. They tried...they really did. I just didn't connect with this film. I found that the lead character was sweet enough and she had side kicks that were supposed to be hilarious...but it wasn't enough to keep me interested. The music was OK, nothing special and certainly no songs that made want to jump up and add to my ipod. You know the typical story...if you've heard it once you've heard it a thousand times...prince turns into frog, girl finds frog, girl kisses frog, girl becomes frog, both frogs head out to find cure and encounter many woodland creatures while singing...it is a Disney film for heaven's sake! The voices were fine, the animation was fine...nothing was spectacular.
Maybe I am just expecting too much for an animated film. Who knows...I used to enjoy animated films when I took my kids to see them and now, not so much. I really expected to love this film and be touched by it...but I wasn't. Maybe it's because I'm not black. Maybe it's because I'm not southern - though I was born in South Carolina. Maybe it's because the music wasn't phenomenal. Maybe it's because parts were quite scary with witch doctors and I couldn't relate to it. I don't know what it was, but this film didn't do it for me.
Maybe it's time for Disney to make a Jewish Princess from Montreal in one of their films. I'm pretty sure that I'd relate to that.