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"Into the Woods" Movie Review

1/3/2015

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I watched a few of the previews for the movie, "Into the Woods". I was actually quite excited to go see it with my girls. It has Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp and Anna Kendrick just to name a few of the great actors/actresses. I was prepared for it to be a unique take on some classic fairy tales. However, there were some surprises that I wasn't prepared for.

The first and biggest surprise for me was that it is a musical. Now, I know to many that is a plus and not a negative. For me, it was a big negative. I am not a fan of musicals and couldn't help but be put off when I figured out that the singing was not going to end. In fact, most of the movie's story-line is in the music.

This movie syncs all of your favorite fairy tales together in one movie. You have Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk and Rapunzel. Of course, it wouldn't be a fairy tale without the evil witch (Meryl Streep). She ties all the stories together by sending the Baker and his wife on a mission to break an evil spell that has been set upon him making it impossible for him to have offspring.  Johnny Depp's performance is short-lived but grand all the same.

The biggest surprise comes at the end. I won't divulge too much as to not spoil it for you. However, I will say that it seems that the someone had a change of thought near the end of the movie and thought things were going to well so they decided to shake things up. It doesn't have the "happily ever after" that we would expect from a fairy tale. It does have a semi-happily ever.  For me, the ending is what made this movie worth watching.

I never really got over the movie being a musical, but I liked it all the same. If you enjoy musicals, you will love the movie. The songs were written in such a story-like way that they truly told the story well. The plot twist at the end is what really made this an enjoyable tale for me. I would recommend this movie to people of all ages.



4 Comments
Nikki@Growing Up Mom link
1/3/2015 09:29:37 am

Thank you for reviewing this movie, it is one I was looking forward to seeing myself. Sadly, my daughter is not old enough to sit through anything that is not animated. I have to be honest, now that I know it's a musical, I want to see it more. I will have to wait for rental, and hopefully get in at Redbox later on. Unless of course I can convince the hubby to see it with me!

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leeanna haugen
1/3/2015 11:59:15 pm

Yeah, my hubby wouldn't see it. My kids loved it. They kept saying, "Mom didn't like it, Mom didn't like it". They love musicals.

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Nikki@Growing uP Mom link
1/15/2015 11:45:17 am

The best thing about seeing your review, is just a week later my mother-in-law saw it too and had a lot of the same comments as you. I told my sister about this, and she was glad to know because she's not sure her son (who's 7) would appreciate the not quite happily ever after. I also wanted to let you know that I nomiated you for the Liebster Award <a href="http://www.growingupmom.com/learn-liebster-award-nomination/">here</a>

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leeanna haugen
1/15/2015 10:19:53 pm

Wow, thank you. I really appreciate that.




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