Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Cinderella’s Revenge
We all know the Cinderella's fairy tale, especially the Disney animated classic, as well as some of the many retelling of it in so many variations. Well, this is a more darker version with a twist. It’s the same basic story: stepmother & 2 stepsisters treating Cinderella like a servant, the prince & the royal ball, fairy godmother, glass slipper, & such. Well, this is no “bibbidi bobbidi boo” fairy godmother for she conjures up Tom Ford, Vidal Sassoon, Christian Louboutin, & Elon Musk to do Cinderella’s complete makeover. The stepmother is exceptionally cruel & murderous. The stepsisters are not ugly but trashy & crude. With a devilish glint, fairy godmother supplies Cinderella with the implement that seduces sweet Cindy to the Dark Side as she savagely & bloodily vanquishes all those who have wronged her. Filmmakers are trying to have fun with their twisted tale but it just comes off as overly melodramatic, unfunny, not suspenseful, & rather dumb. With black comedy, there is a fine line to tip toe along & that mark was missed. With the nudity, sexual innuendos, bloody gore, & language, this is no fairy tale for the kiddies but there is not much thrill or excitement for any adults either. It’s mostly stupid & silly, not focusing on any target audience.
Alien gives it 1 “Hammer pants, lavender scent, & croquet mallet” star out of 4.
