Review: ‘Cinderella’ Is A Well-Modernized Take On Classic Material But Fails To Meet Its Full Potential

promises a new adaptation on the well-trod material, showcasing a different take on the story that feels far more thematically modern than the variant we’re used to. The film stars Camila Cabello as the titular stepdaughter-with-big-dreams, but here with a twist: her goals aren’t necessarily true love, but rather to start her own dressmaking business. Idina Menzel plays cruel stepmother Vivian, with Maddie Baillio and Charlotte Spencer as the Stepsisters.

The script’s modernization of the myth fits well into the contemporary lens—Ella wants to pursue her dreams instead of being royal arm candy, but she finds love too in the also modernized Prince who really just wants to live his own life. It’s a clever way to make it feel distinct from the standard Disney-fied adaptations we’ve come to know, and the plethora of rearranged hits by-and-large work to give a strong and consistent energy in the musical’s many dance numbers.

The film suffers from some inconsistent pacing and structural issues. The first half is overall well paced, but the events of the final act breeze by too quickly for their emotional impacts to fully land... it sometimes feels like it’s just a parade of events that are just happening without a central logic to them. And on the subject of missed opportunities, Billy Porter is fantastic as the fairy godparent , but oddly underused.

A lot of the musical numbers were adeptly choreographed by Ashley Wallen, the musical arrangements were talentedly woven together and adapted for the screen (although the song choices for real-world hits are often bluntly on-, and the production design is effectively flawless, but many of the songs’ quick edits and similar cinematography give them a far less catchy overall effect than they should otherwise have.

Cinderella was an all to real person, an alumni of the French Polytechnic College Versailles. So getting back to the truth would be great!!!!

Was it woke enough?

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