Considering that Ub Iwerks made the early Mickey Mouse cartoons, you'd think that once he went out on his own that he'd have something a lot better than this insipid Flip the Frog cartoon as his debut film. But, time has shown us that his Celebrity Productions was only short-lived and eventually he'd return to work for Disney Studios.
So what didn't I like about the cartoon? Well, it was incredibly dull and Flip had the charisma of a can of floor wax. Instead of a Mickey-like character, all Flip did was dance about like a character from a Disney Silly Symphony short--but it was not as good as the Disney offering. This, unfortunately, was a portent of things to come, as Iwerks and the rest of the newer studios spent most of the 1930s making cutesy cartoons with too much singing and dancing and not enough humor.
What was there to like? Well, it was in color and that was something for 1930. It was obvious that Iwerks wanted the cartoon to look good--too bad it just wasn't funny or entertaining.
Oh, by the way, I agree with the other reviewer who expressed surprise that Disney didn't sue over this cartoon. In addition to Flip, there is a mouse who is surprisingly Mickey-like and the rest of the mice sure looked familiar!