This is a dark, nasty little film deceptively marketed as a Disney kids film, it deals callously with death, murder, rape, infidelity and almost all the characters are selfish (in as much as they're fleshed out at all.)
All this might make it sound either tantalising or a potential morality tale, or a conversation starter to talk about these issues with children.
Unfortunately, its biggest crime is that it's utterly boring so by the time it's finished you won't care, you'll just want to have a shower. As well as unengaging, poorly paced, ugly, needlessly theatrical (this stage musical is unconvincingly transferred to screen) especially in its 2nd half. It's 'dark humour' is woefully misjudged and leaves a sour taste. Maybe Tim Burton could have handled the source material more successfully?
Plusses? A funny scene with the two princes and some clever lyrics. I get what it's doing; subversive... retelling... modern... blah blah blah. and I wish it hadn't bothered.
I don't have many free afternoons to sit and relax with my 7y.o. daughter - this wasted one of them in the most profound ways and left her bored and me angry. Very much regretted watching it with her. I truly hated this dark, grimy film.
All this might make it sound either tantalising or a potential morality tale, or a conversation starter to talk about these issues with children.
Unfortunately, its biggest crime is that it's utterly boring so by the time it's finished you won't care, you'll just want to have a shower. As well as unengaging, poorly paced, ugly, needlessly theatrical (this stage musical is unconvincingly transferred to screen) especially in its 2nd half. It's 'dark humour' is woefully misjudged and leaves a sour taste. Maybe Tim Burton could have handled the source material more successfully?
Plusses? A funny scene with the two princes and some clever lyrics. I get what it's doing; subversive... retelling... modern... blah blah blah. and I wish it hadn't bothered.
I don't have many free afternoons to sit and relax with my 7y.o. daughter - this wasted one of them in the most profound ways and left her bored and me angry. Very much regretted watching it with her. I truly hated this dark, grimy film.
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