Disney’s latest fairytale, which is raking it in at the box office (so you just know that lots more are coming) is a live action version of their animated Cinderella. Directed by Kenneth Branagh (that’s impressive), it stars Lily James (Downton Abbey) as Cinderella, Cate Blanchett (always a good choice) as her stepmother, Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) as the Prince, Derek Jacobi (always a good choice) as the king, Stellan Skarsgard (odd casting choice but I like him) as the Grand Duke and Helena Bonham Carter (perfectly cast) as the ditzy fairy godmother. In other words, Disney found some very good actors and a very good director to make their perfectly good film, with everyone doing a very good job (including the cinematographer, the composer, the … Read entire story.
