Based on 242 votes and 104 reviews.
Enjoyed this movie - a unique concept - it was like going to Rainbow Stage. Meryl Streep was fabulous as the witch but then she is just plain fabulous. It's a musical but is very well done. Worth taking the time to watch.
Many of the negative reviews come from people who clearly had no idea what this was about. So, if you don't like it, don't say it is crap, say it wasn't what you like in a movie- but it is your fault for not checking into it. I am not generally a fan of musicals, but I found this very entertaining.
The "Blade Runner" of movie musicals.
It's unlike anything that's been done before. I loved it and will go again. Bernadette Peters played the witch in the stage play. I saw it online.
Very creative. A Musical masterpiece - just really different. Read up on the story line first and pay attention to every word. The actors are singing their thoughts.
The people who wrote the bad reviews have very bad grammar, so I can see why you didn't "get" the movie. It's not your ordinary musical.
You have to really pay attention to understand it. Meryl Streep is amazing.
It was very cleverly written. The words must have been really hard to learn. Good acting. Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt have great voices.
Sondheim writes musicals so obviously it's a musical and it was written for the stage. If you saw Les Mis, every word was also sung.
I have been in the stage play so needless to say, I loved this movie and I'll get the DVD and watch it many times. It is complicated and the parts are intricately woven together but if you pay attention, you'll see that the whole thing is a lesson in being careful what you wish for because the answer to someone's wish can hurt someone else. It says "Wishes are like children" - you have to be careful and look after them.