Goodness, a lot of people love this miniseries. But I was underwhelmed.
The story is rather intriguing, with fairytale characters mixing with modern New Yorkers, but it's very cheesy and broadly acted . Sometimes it's amusing, but it's definitely low comedy. It's kind of cute, but after watching for over an hour I just didn't care what would happen next. It wouldn't have been *painful* to keep going, it just seemed pointless to do so.
Does it get better? Maybe. Among the rave reviews and a few really hostile ones from people who thought it wasn't squeaky-clean enough for the Hallmark channel, there was one review that said it's boring for the first third and then picks up. So maybe if I'd watched a while longer I would have dug it. But I have no regrets.
The story is rather intriguing, with fairytale characters mixing with modern New Yorkers, but it's very cheesy and broadly acted . Sometimes it's amusing, but it's definitely low comedy. It's kind of cute, but after watching for over an hour I just didn't care what would happen next. It wouldn't have been *painful* to keep going, it just seemed pointless to do so.
Does it get better? Maybe. Among the rave reviews and a few really hostile ones from people who thought it wasn't squeaky-clean enough for the Hallmark channel, there was one review that said it's boring for the first third and then picks up. So maybe if I'd watched a while longer I would have dug it. But I have no regrets.