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Saturday, January 31, 2015

MINI-REVIEW: Into The Woods

MOVIE
Into The Woods

CAST
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt

RATING
PG

RELEASE
December 25, 2014

DIRECTOR
Rob Marshall

STUDIO
Disney

RUNNING TIME
2 hours 4 minutes






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REVIEW:

If there are two things that have defined Disney ever since the company's inception, those things would be their adaptations of fairy tales and their musicals.  In that regard, it seems unquestionable that they, along with "Chicago" director Rob Marshall, would adapt Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods" to the big screen.  The film boasts a huge cast, including the likes of Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp, playing many notable characters from beloved fairy tales.  However I wouldn't let the Disney name fool you into thinking this was a light-hearted musical romp, if I were you.  This is a darker telling of these classic tales than one may expect, pretty much straying more towards the original Grimm Brothers stories rather than the iconic musical romps.  In this 2 hour musical, we get great performances from the cast, catchy and memorable songs, and some surprises along the way.  Needless to say, I has a lot of fun with this movie, and as a fan of musicals, I can't wait to catch this one again.





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Jupiter Ascending

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Pitch Perfect 2

Cinderella




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