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Cinderella (2021)
AVOID this Scarytale
For those who still have Amazon Prime, or were planning on watching this new woke version of Cinderella...... save yourself the pain. I'd NEVER let my kids watch this trash. I love a great Cinderella story, and this is nothing close or has any vague resemblance to the fairytale. There is no real plot, and it's just a series of overdone musical numbers that go from one spectrum to another without continuity.
It's a musical with all dialogue being sung. With headliners like Idina Menzel, and Camila Cabello, you'll recognize Minnie Driver as the Queen mother and Pierce Brosnan as the King. Every single one of them should be embarrassed by their performance. It's just painful. About 10 minutes in, I'd seen enough and began fast forwarding. Billy Porter plays the Fairy GODMOTHER decked out in an impressive golden glittered leotard and a full orange high shine satin ball gown coat dress. That costume is the real star and highlight of the movie. Pitiful if a costume outshines the entire movie. This is nothing but an affirmative action piece where every ethnicity, every color was listed and checked off. I think the only thing missing is a straight white male. The Prince is wearing hot pink lip gloss! Does Cinderella get her happy ending? Is the stepmother evil? This is the EVERYONE gets a trophy of wokeness, even if it bores you, the audience, to death. The acting is subpar, the musical numbers are a mismash that will hurt your ears, and the storyline is in no way related to the classic fairytale. If the object was to make the worst movie possible, then it was a success.
Since it's included with your Prime subscription, it would be a crime to charge for this abomination.
IO (2019)
Awful
A movie should catch your attention from the start, or within the first five minutes. After 2 minutes of punishment, I had to turn this dud off. These "Earth is dying, we've killed the planet, it's a barren wasteland, blah....blah....blah.... last person on earth" scenarios are less exciting than watching paint dry.
Spoiler alert: If it's not the monotone delivery of lines, it's going to be the plotless, and less than memorable script that leaves you with - How will I ever get that 3 minutes of life back I just wasted on this stinker.
Come Dance with Me (2012)
Feel the music with your heart
Andrew McCarthy has steadily been an actor whose movies take you into the moment, where you magically lose yourself, and once the credits roll, you're still there.
"Come Dance With Me" doesn't grab you immediately, but slowly pulls you in. Although there are a few scenes that just don't mesh, McCarthy pulls it off. His brooding, ruggedly handsome demeanor is seductive, and it undoubtedly crosses the movie to viewer barrier.
Casting for this movie was mostly on target, except for the bosses daughter. There's absolutely no chemistry in what seems to be a composite airhead overacted and stereotypical blonde type. As a viewer/audience, you just wish she'd go away, but at the same type it gives you the chance for a few giggles at her expense.
Since the movie title does contain "Dancing" you're in for a pleasant surprise. McCarthy pulls off a beautiful waltz, and for me - he can fill my dance card for the entire event.
Although I rated this movie an 8, it's certainly not in the same caliber of Rogers and Astaire, but with more than a few wonderful scenes, where the magic of the movies comes alive .... we can blissfully dance the night away.