I know, the title of this review screams innuendo. That's the point.

The Princess And The Frog, Disney's first hand-drawn feature film since what seems to be ages, tells us the classic story of a prince, prince Naveen (Bruno Campos, mostly in series) who gets turned into a frog and then has to be kissed by a princess to break the spell. Unfortunately, that's not what happens. He's kissed by waitress Tiana (Anika Noni Rose, Dreamgirls) instead, and what apparently happens when a non-princess kisses a frog is that she turns into a frog herself as well.
Of course, this is all the doing of evil voodoo mastermind Dr. Facilier (Keith David, Gamer), who is hoping to please the Shadow Side with his scheme to take over New Orleans in order to get his Other Side buddies some souls to snack on.
After an escape from some party thrown in the prince's honour, they end up in the bayou and start their quest to become human again. On their way they meet jazz-trumpet player and alligator Louis (Michael-Leon Wooley, Dreamgirls), who offers to lead them to Mama Otis (Jennifer Lewis, Cars), a voodoo lady who lives in the bayou. After heading the wrong direction for a while, they're set straight by Cajun lightning bug Ray (Jim Cumming, all-round voice-actor) and the rest of the way is smooth sailing. Or is it?

The Princess And The Frog does what Disney has always done: it entertains to no end. The characters are colourful and hilarious to say the least. And sure, the story is kind of predictable, but hey, it's Disney.
The voice-acting is great, as is to be expected from Disney. The New Orleans accents aren't too overplayed, which gives it a pretty realistic feel. The Cajun accent they gave Ray the lightning bug is hilarious and works like a charm as the comic relief, together with the big ol' 'gater that keeps bumbling about.
The animation itself is classic Disney. Of course, it's smoother than what we're used to, but take into consideration that Pixar's own John Lasseter was responsible for the animation department and you'll get a pretty clear answer as to why it looks so good. Because it does. It may be a new Disney flick, but it gives one the old Disney feeling. It's been a while since an animated film pulled that one off.
Of course, it wouldn't be Disney without music, and so there's a healthy share of Jazz inspired music throughout the entire ordeal, from street-parades to Mama Otis doing her thing up in her tree house.

All in all, if you're a fan of Disney's works, you're going to like this one. It feels like the old days, when you were a kid, but still manages to entertain to no end. I say, great job on this hand-drawn comeback.