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Everything in Cinderella, admirable as its message may be, is soulless—and that robs it of any joy.
A feminist recasting of the familiar story is welcome, of course, but the screenplay focuses so insistently on its female-empowering message that it feels at times like we’re just getting hit over the head with it.
With an overload of winking, Kay Cannon’s Cinderella displays a contemptuous attitude toward fairy tales in general.