85
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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherWhoever engineered the sequence of the pumpkin transformation in this film—the magical change to coach and horses—deserves an approving hand. And the scene in which Cinderella blows soap bubbles—opalescent globes full of fragile reflections and rainbow colors—is one of the cleverest animations yet seen. To the fellows who dreamed up these fancies we are heartily grateful, indeed. They have sprinkled into Cinderella—along with sugar and wit—some vagrant art.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineExcellent animation, marvelous color, and lovely music make Cinderella a delight all the way around.
- The character gags work, the dreamlike ball sequence still induces swooning, and if you aren’t on the edge of your seat for the climactic fitting, it’s time to get back on the romanticism meds.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis 1950 effort shows Disney at the tail end of his best period, when his backgrounds were still luminous with depth and detail and his incidental characters still had range and bite.
- 88Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinThematically, Cinderella preaches something far more easily tangible and relatable to the everyday than a flying elephant, romantic pooches, or mining dwarves: respect and understanding for hard work and those who tirelessly labor with no need for false praise or special consideration.
- 80Time OutTime OutAs usual, everything is slightly glossy, soppy and hearty, yet not a string is left untwanged.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhen those little mice bust a gut trying to drag that key up hundreds of stairs in order to free Cinderella, I don't care how many Kubrick pictures you've seen, it's still exciting.
- 50Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonDespite its prodigious charms, it has probably destroyed more lives than any other Disney film, forcing a specific, unrealistic romantic archetype that truly does only exist in fairy tales onto generations of impressionable children, who would grow up desperate, needy, and crushed.