Mickey's Man Friday

I've always enjoyed Disney cartoons, and while not among the best of the best I did likewise enjoy Mickey's Man Friday. The characterisations of the native cannibals could be seen as rather blatant, however the music is full of energy and the synchronised action and sight gags have never a dull moment, the best being the final gag, the plant being pulled up around the cannibal and the one with the spears, trees and drum. The animation is always smooth and crisp, the highlight being the Gosh, Cannibals slow motion part, and the story while simple and slightly predictable is engaging enough. Friday(marvellously voiced by Billy Bletcher) is a very pliable character, but it's Mickey's cartoon. True he is not as heroic as he is in Two Gun Mickey and Galloping Gaucho for example, more of the holding fort sort of the character with mild interactions and reactions, but the ways in which he rescues Friday and defeats the cannibals are what make Mickey's Man Friday interesting to watch. Overall, an enjoyable cartoon. 8/10 Bethany Cox