Review of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) by Compi24 — 06 Nov 2018

When it comes to live action entertainment, Disney's track record has been inarguably dominant as of late. Whether its the MCU films, the recent Star Wars installments, or the live-action adaptations of their animated classics, it would appear that they have their stuff together.

But every once in a while you get your "John Carter's," your "Lone Ranger's," and your "A Wrinkle In Time's." They're certainly rare. But they exist. This is one of those.

This is a complete, hot mess of a movie, with a couple of unironically enjoyable elements. For one, it looks good. Now, don't confuse "good" with "real." The backdrops and scenery may be cool-looking, but don't think you'll be watching anything out of an "Avatar" sequel or anything.

Also the music -- of course -- is quite a delight. But when you have a movie called "The Nutcracker" that has the titular character reduced to a role of mere spectatorship and chauffeur work, I can't give you anything higher than the above score.

This is about as far away from a "Nutcracker" adaptation as you can get. And when the swings come, boy, do they miss hard.