<P> Critics harshly criticized the film's controversial change in title from Rapunzel to Tangled . Holding Flynn's role and characterization partially responsible for it, they accused the character of being a marketing tool manipulated by Disney to attract larger male audiences via the film's trailers . Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Dawn C. Chmielewski observed that Tangled's marketing campaign involved "amp (ing) up the role of the dashing Errol Flynn - styled male lead to share the spotlight with the golden - haired namesake of the classic Brothers Grimm story". Tom Charity of CNN received Flynn as "an attempt to lure boys and men into the theater". One of the film's trailers features Flynn "trying to win over...Rapunzel by giving her' the smolder"' while "emphasiz (ing Flynn's)... action components...over the more girl - oriented fairy tale stuff", according to Christian Blauvelt of Slant Magazine . Jennie Punter of The Globe and Mail felt that Flynn was "obviously designed to keep the young male audience from spurning yet another princess movie". Richard Corliss of Time mocked the film's marketing and the idea that "The trailers suggest that the movie is an action comedy about a roguish guy...whose mission is to storm the tower and free the girl inside ." Referring to the film's title as "idiotic", Matt Neal of the Standard - Examiner wrote, "Disney claims it changed the film's title from Rapunzel to Tangled to emphasise Flynn Rider's role in the film...but that title - change excuse doesn't fly ." The Daily Mail's Chris Tookey felt that Flynn's narration "feels wrong", describing it "as a commercially calculated move to reassure males in the audience that the film won't be too' girly' ." Similarly, A.O. Scott of The New York Times received Flynn as a "hijacking of a princess's tale", panning the character as "a crude commercial calculation, a sign to the anxious boys in the audience that things aren't going to be too girly, or to Disneyphobes that the studio can bring some DreamWorks - style attitude ." Claire Martin of The Denver Post felt that Flynn's sole purpose in the film was for potential merchandising opportunities, specifically to "take Ken's role as (Barbie's) male arm candy". </P> <P> Empire's Helen O'Hara defended Disney's claim "that the new title reflects the fact that (Tangled) is very much a two - hander, with Mandy Moore's innocent but (inevitably) feisty Rapunzel and Zachary Levi's street-wise yet clueless Flynn sharing the lead". O'Hara went on to argue that both characters "get decent character development too, and base their growing love story on more than a single longing glance". Todd Hertz of Christianity Today observed that "Disney changed the film's title and showcased the swashbuckling Aladdin - meets - Robin - Hood character who replaces the original story's prince", but felt that "Luckily, these marketing moves don't compromise Tangled's phenomenal storytelling or considerable charm . Hertz concluded, "Still, the movie wisely takes a page from Pixar's playbook to fill the movie with so much well - done slapstick humor, action, goofy characters, and genuine fun that boys won't feel like the ads gave them the old bait - and - switch to trick them into a' girl' movie ." </P>

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