Review of Into the Woods (2014) by Shireen H — 19 Apr 2015

AMAZING!! Great cast, great songs, wonderful story!

This review of Into the Woods (2014) was written by Shireen H on 19 Apr 2015.

Into the Woods has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Julian E (78) on 31 Oct 2017

Into the woods is a creative, inventive, and amusing retelling of your traditional fairytales before the brothers Grimm, balancing music, storyline…

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By Yosub L (10) on 29 May 2018

Offering new interpretations of some classic tales, this musical by Rob Marshall mostly understands what it tries to accomplish, but it struggles…

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By Duncan P (110) on 07 Oct 2017

Has some decent moments and songs, but the whole thing just runs out of steam when the second act starts, and gets a little too long and drawn…

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By Lisa Jensen (117) for Good Times Santa Cruz (117) on 11 Sep 2017

Into the Woods is a savvy piece of moviemaking that delivers Sondheim's witty lyrics and intricate harmonies with style and clarity, while…

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

After an hour or so being spoiled by the light-speed storytelling when we go through the tales, the film drags a little bit…

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By Panos Y (179) on 20 Aug 2017

6/10 An attempt to intertwine different known fairytales with guest characters and a musical, it actually fails to keep the audience engaged…

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By Sweeney P (38) on 02 Nov 2017

Nope, hour through and bored. Everybody if your old enough go watch Sweeney Todd instead, now that's a good adaptation…

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By Bridgette F (136) on 18 Jan 2018

Pretty much everything I have to say about this movie is the same thing I say about every musical…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Fans of the stage play might have an invested interest, but with the exception of a few technical achievements, this isn't a musical with anything…

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By Camilla Long (212) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 04 Jan 2018

Fairy tales make terrible films…

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