Into the Woods

[Brian in Mesa]

Into the Woods

Release Date: December 25, 2014
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Rob Marshall
MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material)
Screenwriter: James Lapine
Genre: Musical
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Starring: Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Simon Russell Beale, Tammy Blanchard, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Richard Glover, Joanna Riding, Annette Crosbie

Plot Summary: "Into the Woods" is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.

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[Cheesebeef]

I'm about halfway through this and it's awful.

 

[UncleChris]

I'm about halfway through this and it's awful.

No kidding!!! The tunes were shrill and all over the place, the lyrics garbled and sometimes baffling, the acting boring, the characters not particularly likable and the actors uninspiring. Characters are bumped off for little or no reason. The last half hour seemed "strapped on" so that their movie would be long enough. Only Streep and Depp show us anything interesting at all, but Depp has maybe 5 minutes and Streep, whose makeup was not good in some spots, couldn't carry this thing all by herself.

I had really high hopes for this, but it fell way, way short. There were 4 of us attending this together and we all agreed on how awful this was. This doesn't even qualify as "Nice Try" IMHO.

Note.... for some odd reason, R/T gives this a 70%. I think there was a lot of drinking going on by some of these critics.

 

[GiantCardFan]

I saw the show

and for the most part I don't like Sondheim songs, here in particular, but in general also.

 

[Covert Rain]

The kids are begging me to take them to see this. Ugh!

 

[Cheesebeef]

The kids are begging me to take them to see this. Ugh!

They're not going to like it... Especially the 2nd half which gets pretty dark.

 

[Iceman]

All I have heard about this is that it is very bad. Just like you all posted here

 

[MadCardDisease]

Thank god I checked in there because the wife wanted us to go see this one tomorrow. I'm going to have to veto it.

 

[Linderbee]

No kidding!!! The tunes were shrill and all over the place, the lyrics garbled and sometimes baffling, the acting boring, the characters not particularly likable and the actors uninspiring. Characters are bumped off for little or no reason. The last half hour seemed "strapped on" so that their movie would be long enough. Only Streep and Depp show us anything interesting at all, but Depp has maybe 5 minutes and Streep, whose makeup was not good in some spots, couldn't carry this thing all by herself.

I had really high hopes for this, but it fell way, way short. There were 4 of us attending this together and we all agreed on how awful this was. This doesn't even qualify as "Nice Try" IMHO.

Note.... for some odd reason, R/T gives this a 70%. I think there was a lot of drinking going on by some of these critics.

Agreed on just about all accounts. The last 1/2 hour was a whole lot of "WTF?"

They're not going to like it... Especially the 2nd half which gets pretty dark.

My daughter (big Anna Kendrick fan) enjoyed it still; she's 15.