The previous subject--an inability of American critics and public to tolerate any degree of ambivalence--manifests itself in the widely diverging reactions on "Paddington" (98% of approval on rottentomatoes,com) and "The Strange Magic" (20% approval). While Paddington is superficially cute, Magic has ugly and self-destructive male lead and her female lead, the warrior princess, does not transform in the end into anything else. Likewise, is her air-head sister. This is intolerable.
