Movie Review: The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Review: 🎬 The Sword in the Stone (1963) Magic, mischief and a destiny the film forgets 2.5 out of 5 Disney's The Sword in the Stone is one those curious entries in the studio's long animated line of successes that feels both unmistakably Disney and yet strangely adrift, as though it never quite found the story it wanted to tell. Even the title seems to promise a film we never actually receive. A more honest name might have been Arthur and Merlin, because what the movie truly cares about is not destiny, kingship, or the legendary sword, but the eccentric rapport between an absentminded wizard and the boy he takes under his wing. That teacher student relationship, mentor and apprentice is the film's real center. Merlin, written as a forgetful solitary old man, and Arthur with an earnest eagerness, form a duo that is charming in concept but never quite as emotionally resonant as it could be. Disney has excelled at these off-couple pairings, yet the dynamic here feel...