Cinderella

There is really not much that can be said in the way of a Review for this retelling of the much loved fairy tale Cinderella, as Lilly James plays the sweet and gentle titular character, whose stepmother, Cate Blanchett lives by the phrase, Misery Loves Company. Making it her mission to break her step daughters spirit, it is left to Richard Madden who plays the dashing Prince, to sweep Cinderella, and us, off our feet, making us believe that the most complicated of problems can be solved if one only has courage and is kind.

This film follows all the key plot points;
-Orphaned? Check
-Made to clean up after selfish step family? Check
-Dances with Prince at ball? Check
-Talks to animals that can understand her and not think she has a mental disability? Check and check.

Those all being said, the definite high points that come to mind when thinking back to watching this film include an insight into the Princes life, which is a rarity when it comes to a Disney Princess films when they are treated as nothing but background eye candy. 
The magical events that surround the transformation of Cinderella from dirty scullery maid to Belle of the Ball was funny and fun, and could not have been so without the unique talents of Helen Bonham Carter. So props to her.

Finally on a bitter sweet note, I think that it was good for us to get to know Cinderella's parents before they died, as it made us as an audience connect with Cinderella, allowing us to feel her pain when she was left alone in a house that was no longer her home.

As stated, the moral of this Cinderella story, is to have courage and be kind, I on the other hand would rephrase that to; If it ain't broke don't fix it, as this live action tale is as Old, New, Borrowed and Blue as it was in 1950, but ever still a classic.