this one is hard to rate. As much as it is charming and whimsical, it is also equally grating. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and I love that about it. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it kinda made me hate that about it.
I think a lot of what makes it flop (kinda?) is the improv lines. Some lines really do generate a laugh-out-loud moment, but a lot of times it also generates eye-rolls and winces.
What an all-over the place film
I think if I watched this for the first time it could've been 4.5 or 5. Every beat of this movie, I almost gotten memorized.
It's biggest strength is it's whimsy, the german pigs, the stepsister etc. Each fairytale spoof, fits in this weird magical world.
Also, it's such an anti-disney/fairytale story. As a kid, I always kinda hated how Shrek and Fiona didn't turn into the beautiful versions of themselves. But really, it's the perfect ending.
It's beautifully shot, and some moments do have a punch. But that's about the extent of praise I could give it.
It felt like things just unfurled, details unfolding by themselves that doesn't really give intrigue, and just moved the plot along.
And a lot of the "scares" here doesn't work for me.
One thing that does work is the campiness of Nic Cage. A singing serial killer? Oh if only that was so.
Rewatching it for the nth time and literally not a minute in I was already crying (in my eyes, the epilogue was flashing).
Watching it this time, a lot of the magic that initially had me surrender my eyes to the screen just does not hit as strong anymore. Many stills are undeniably beautiful, yet, I find myself just letting it pass by (compared to before where I would gush).
Viewing it this time, I also saw the weakness in…
