Reviews

My 15 yo daughter and I were mostly enjoying this movie, even with a few cringe worthy moments until well into the second half. The premise of mixing a number of fairy tales into one story with the Baker and his wife forming the central thread was a good one. The Baker was a reasonable bloke with a few bumbling moments along the way who worked out that it's best to work in co-operation with his loving and smart wife, both desperate to break the witches curse and to have a child of their own. There were a number of funny moments as well as drama thrown in. PG it is not. If my daughter were any younger I would have left the theatre in disgust. SPOILER: The recently married handsome Prince meets the Bakers wife in the woods' searching for a young boy. He wants to kiss her as she is brave. She does not resist. CRAP, her character up to this moment does not match with this ridiculous set-up. In 'real life' yes, some people stray. This character would not have done so and would have resoundly slapped the Cad of a Prince. But, Why did he kiss her, this was not part of his characters make up either. The woods did not suddenly become anything different than they had up to that moment. Pathetic writing, save it for an adults movie, but do not dare to mix it into a children's story. And apologise to Walt as you get your behind deservedly kicked from parents.