Review of Cinderella (2021) by Theredsky — 07 Sep 2021

Did this film genuinely try to adapt this film for modern audiences with modern issues? Yes. Do I agree with what they were saying? Yes. Did it also feel as if the filmmakers were checking off a checklist instead of being genuine? Also yes unfortunately.

I commend the film for trying to be more modern but it also serves as a massive detriment to the film. Instead of taking an issue like climate change seriously, they use it as a joke to ruin the tension of a dramatic moment.

There is nothing wrong with making a film talk about modern issues but you have to feel genuine about it instead of forcing it in. There are some modern changes I like. Billy Porter’s race and gender swapped Fairy Godmother was a great addition but he’s only in the movie for less than 5 minutes.

Pierce Brosnan was good and I liked that the film joked about his inability to sing but that was about all I liked. The rest of the film was not good or an absolute train wreck. Like the tone. The tone is all over the place and is often ruined by a misplaced joke and it works as a huge detriment to the characters.

Most of the performances are not great. Camila Cabello is a good singer so why did they auto tune her to hell. It’s so bad that at points, it is often extremely difficult to understand a word she is saying.

James Corden is absolutely awful. It seems that almost every film he is in, the quality of it seems to suffer and it’s worse here. All of the characters are often insufferable to watch and that’s because the script is awful.

The dialogue feels forced and weak and the sequence of events is lackluster and stupid. It doesn’t help that this film is an absolute snooze fest for 90% of the runtime. I found it hard to pay attention to.

Besides maybe one song, every other song is a modern rendition and they all suck. I tell you that I genuinely laughed when they did Seven Nation Army. All of the technical aspects are unimpressive for an iconic story like this.

The cinematography is boring, the lighting is bland but the sets and costumes do look good however. I would highly recommend passing on this and watch the original Disney animated film instead.