A musical fantasy film with an interesting plot. The stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the BeanStalk are clearly interwoven. A witch (Meryl Streep) tasks a baker and his wife with getting one item from each one of these fairy tale characters. The songs are good and the film is interesting for the first one hour. It is the next one hour that gets boring and dragged beyond your breaking point. Wonder what made the director stretch the plot to over two hours. Meryl Streep has done nothing to deserve the Oscar nomination. It is more a custom these days to reserve a nomination for her. Don’t waste your time.
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