1h 46mins
3/10
First time watch
Musical – Dystopian – Fantasy
A young girl wants to follow in her father’s footsteps with a life as a Rambler, which leads her to a dangerous city where she meets her true love, but can love conquer all?
A Disney film that’s not a remake! Oh how I wanted to like this film, in hopes that if it was great and became popular it would encourage Disney to hold off of all the remakes and invest into new stories. I enjoyed the first 10 mins and loved the how the film looks, but that can only go so far.
I did not find the storyline compelling or overly interesting. I didn’t believe the relationships between the characters. The only thing I liked as I said before was visual style of the film. I did like Sadie Sinks singing voice, but the songs weren’t great.
It loosely reminded me of Moulin Rouge, but as Moulin Rouge is one of my favourite films, I am only saying in it’s barest of bones it has some similarities.
It did get me thinking about how most romances in new films just don’t feel believable to me. In this film, I could see the couple as friends, but I didn’t see them as romantic partners. I think Sadie Sink is a great actress (I didn’t know Kelvin Harrison Jr) so don’t think it’s anything to do with acting ability. I also feel like there’s not enough build up for me to believe in these new couples in newer films. I want to pay more attention to older films where I do buy into the romance and see what I feel the difference is.
Would not watch again
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