Out to own today:
Cinderella
 | “Sorrow can come to any kingdom, no matter how happy,” Fairy Godmother (Helena Bonham Carter) Cate Blanchett in bad performance shock. One never thought those words would leave my keyboard. Would it surprise anyone if Blanchett was eventually spoken about in the same breath as Katherine Hepburn (whom she played in THE AVIATOR) or Meryl Streep? While the latter added her own original spin to a Disney baddie in the recent INTO THE WOODS, Cate has sputtered, churning out a cringey, off-key performance as the evil stepmother. Such a rare misstep cannot entirely be blamed on Ms Blanchett. Writer Chris Weitz (who ballsed up Philip Pullman’s HIS DARK MATERIALS) and director Kenneth Branagh offer an uninspired slog, alternating between the wooden and the excruciatingly hammy. Only the youngest of children are likely to unearth any kind of magic. [To read more, click here.] |
Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends
 | “What has my idiot disciple been doing for the last 15 years?” Seijuro Hiko (Masaharu Fukuyama) to Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satô) The RUROUNI KENSHIN trilogy has followed THE MATRIX franchise trajectory, squandering huge potential for a damp squib of an ending. Technically so much is here: Frenetic action choreography, acting conviction, stylish costumes and even more stylish haircuts. Part 2, KYOTO INFERNO, left us on a knife-edge, awaiting the climax; but THE LEGEND ENDS trails off half-heartedly and nonsensically. [To read more, click here.] |
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