I think most adults who aren’t too jaded will enjoy it, and possibly more than their kids will. For example, you’re much more likely to recognize some of the actors and actresses. Richard Madden, who played Robb Stark on Game of Thrones, plays the Prince (and no, the wedding music does not include “The Rains of Castamere”), and manages to give him some actual depth: he’s charming, of course, but he has a brain and truly loves his father, and falls in love with Cinderella for more reasons than that the plot demands it. The venerable stage and screen actor Derek Jacobi plays the ailing King, and does so as marvelously as you’d expect.
Lily James, best known as Rose on Downton Abbey, plays the title character and does so more credibly than many actresses could. She manages to be sweet and kind, but (mostly) not cloyingly so. She endures her father’s death, and her stepmother and stepsisters’ brutal treatment, without becoming just a victim. It’s a bit hard to tell if she falls for the Prince for real reasons or just because he’s probably the first man she’s ever had a conversation with who wasn’t her father, but that’s more a function of the overall plot than anything else.
Cate Blanchett (whom your children may recognize as Galadriel from the various Middle-earth movies) is brilliant as the stepmother. She inspires instant hatred, and revels in her cruelty to Cinderella, yet somehow manages to make you understand why she has become such a horrible person – not to forgive her, but to understand her. Helena Bonham Carter is a terrific choice for the Fairy Godmother – I’m not always a fan of her acting, but she plays crazy pretty well, and in this case plays a very funny and helpful kind of crazy. (Even if your kids have seen her as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films, they may not recognize her, as she looks very different.)
There are many other fine cast members, including Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter) as Cinderella’s actual mother, Sophie McShera (Daisy on Downton Abbey) as Drisella, and the nearly-ubiquitous Stellan Skarsgård as the Grand Duke.
I think most adults who aren’t too jaded will enjoy it, and possibly more than their kids will. For example, you’re much more likely to recognize some of the actors and actresses. Richard Madden, who played Robb Stark on Game of Thrones, plays the Prince (and no, the wedding music does not include “The Rains of Castamere”), and manages to give him some actual depth: he’s charming, of course, but he has a brain and truly loves his father, and falls in love with Cinderella for more reasons than that the plot demands it. The venerable stage and screen actor Derek Jacobi plays the ailing King, and does so as marvelously as you’d expect.Lily James, best known as Rose on Downton Abbey, plays the title character and does so more credibly than many actresses could. She manages to be sweet and kind, but (mostly) not cloyingly so. She endures her father’s death, and her stepmother and stepsisters’ brutal treatment, without becoming just a victim. It’s a bit hard to tell if she falls for the Prince for real reasons or just because he’s probably the first man she’s ever had a conversation with who wasn’t her father, but that’s more a function of the overall plot than anything else.Cate Blanchett (whom your children may recognize as Galadriel from the various Middle-earth movies) is brilliant as the stepmother. She inspires instant hatred, and revels in her cruelty to Cinderella, yet somehow manages to make you understand why she has become such a horrible person – not to forgive her, but to understand her. Helena Bonham Carter is a terrific choice for the Fairy Godmother – I’m not always a fan of her acting, but she plays crazy pretty well, and in this case plays a very funny and helpful kind of crazy. (Even if your kids have seen her as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films, they may not recognize her, as she looks very different.)There are many other fine cast members, including Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter) as Cinderella’s actual mother, Sophie McShera (Daisy on Downton Abbey) as Drisella, and the nearly-ubiquitous Stellan Skarsgård as the Grand Duke.
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