Reviews

Is this going to be a Christmas classic? Probably not. Did I enjoy it - absolutely!! Of course I knew what was going to happen (and you do too) but I watched it anyway. And I'm glad I did! It was a sweet story with some genuinely likeable characters

And I just have to mention that it was nice to see a movie where homophobia doesn't rear it's ugly head. Hurrah for a bit of happy normality..... insofar as is possible in a cheesy Christmas movie.

Ignore the bad reviews. If you've sat down to watch Cinderella, you know you're not here for a masterpiece. You want a guilty pleasure and this, in my humble opinion, delivers.

It is a campy, visually glorious, ridiculous romp. There are some marvellous vocal and dramatic moments. Special mention to Minnie Driver. And an even bigger shout out to Pearce B for terrifying us for the entire time that he will sing at any point (I won't ruin it for you). The movie addresses some great plot discrepancies in the original fairy tale which I really enjoyed.

Do what you actually want to do. Switch your brain off, dance to the music and enjoy this ridiculous novelty movie.

My sister and I were so excited about going to this movie. With the recession, the loss of jobs and general pessimism of late - the thought of dressing up, drinking cocktails and watching a great movie in the company of a whole room full of women like us was excellent. We desperately wanted to love the movie.

Initially, everyone seemed to be in good form – a bit of a cheer when Mr. Big came on screen; gasps and giggles in response to the first few jokes….then uncomfortable silence. My sister squirmed in the seat beside me through the horrible 'I am woman' song. Having visited the Middle East myself (and enjoyed the cultural experience and friendly people; albeit with a different outlook on life) I was pretty appalled at the blatant lack of propriety exercised by the four.

I have to admit when the movie ended, all the women around me turned to each other and said it was 'great' – I don't think we were ready to admit that it was possibly the biggest disappointment ever. My sister and I had planned to talk about the outfits and scenarios after…we completely avoided the topic. We had all looked forward to this movie – we couldn't admit to ourselves (never mind anyone else) that it was awful.

To say I loved the original show is an understatement. As I enter my late twenties/early thirties, the reruns are even more relevant. The characters in the show discussed sexuality in a fresh, exciting way. They were women you could look up to – intelligent, confident, self-assured. They bear zero resemblance to the four self-indulgent, disrespectful, two dimensional creatures I had to watch.

I doubt any fan will take my advice and not go – I would have ignored it myself. The movie seems to symbolise everything that has gone wrong lately – by blindly pursuing materialism we lose what's really important. This movie spells that out – and leaves you feeling ashamed for having loved them so much in the first place. Having said that, I watched an episode in the series a night later and realised that, actually, I'm not an idiot – they used to discuss interesting, relevant issues – just in fabulous clothes.

As an aside, I spent an hour with my sister getting all dressed up to go, two hours chatting to her before we watched the horror show and four hours after dancing our socks off. Maybe the fact that was the best part means I have my priorities right after all.