I went to see this movie with pretty high hopes, given the strong reviews I had read, and was sorely disappointed.
Overall, everyone in the movie acted very well, the scenery was well done, etc., but it just did not work. The only exception was Johnny Depp's costume. He plays the Big Bad Wolf, but his costume was something from a Broadway production, basically a hat with wolf ears and a fake mustache that was supposed to be whiskers.
The movie was very disjointed. Things happened that made no sense. Major characters just fell out of the story without any information as to what happened to them at the end, etc.
If you are a fan of the play, maybe wait until this is on Netflix, but other than that, I would pass. The last 20 minutes are wholly unnecessary, and filled with song after song that make no sense. I was there with three other people and we kept looking at one another and asking, "is this almost over?"
It wasn't terrible, but it was definitely NOT good either. If I could give it 4.5 stars I would, but 5 is too many.
Overall, everyone in the movie acted very well, the scenery was well done, etc., but it just did not work. The only exception was Johnny Depp's costume. He plays the Big Bad Wolf, but his costume was something from a Broadway production, basically a hat with wolf ears and a fake mustache that was supposed to be whiskers.
The movie was very disjointed. Things happened that made no sense. Major characters just fell out of the story without any information as to what happened to them at the end, etc.
If you are a fan of the play, maybe wait until this is on Netflix, but other than that, I would pass. The last 20 minutes are wholly unnecessary, and filled with song after song that make no sense. I was there with three other people and we kept looking at one another and asking, "is this almost over?"
It wasn't terrible, but it was definitely NOT good either. If I could give it 4.5 stars I would, but 5 is too many.