Review of Into the Woods (2014) by Nicholasbert — 19 Jan 2015
This bungled mash-up of fairy-tales has some interesting insights - Prince Charming is not so charming at all, for instance, and Cinderella's step-sisters get what they deserve in the original way - but it's just so messy and accompanied by such poor acting performances that in the end it results to be almost unbearable. The songs (or THE song?) sounded all the same and their lyrics weren't clever: no rhymes, no nothing. Actually, Disney could use some good songwriters as of now (remember the 90s).
How did they drag Meryl Streep into this, I don't know. Johnny Depp, I can imagine. People say to watch the theatre production, but unfortunately that would require me to get on a plane. The film wasn't good - maybe the musical is.
This review of Into the Woods (2014) was written by Nicholasbert on 19 Jan 2015.
Into the Woods has generally received mixed reviews.
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