Into the Woods (2014)

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Like a bad Fairy-Tale Mama Mia (better singers, worse music). Too dark for kids, too boring for adults.
We went and saw this for XMas. Imagine Mama Mia, with better singers and worse music, done to 4 original (darker) versions of fairly tails, then an extra 30 minutes of filler to tie it all together at the end. Fairy tails are too dark for young kids, and not enough action for older ones. It was a swing and a miss.
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~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2014-12-25 

We went and saw this for XMas. Imagine Mama Mia, with better singers and worse music, done to 4 original (darker) versions of fairly tails, then an extra 30 minutes of filler to tie it all together at the end.

It was exactly what I was expecting, but longer, and not as good. It was far below that for my wife. The 2 hours 5 minutes went by at a glacial pace.

Fairy tails are too dark for young kids, and not enough action for older ones. The songs aren't catchy because the words are telling a story (so it's more story telling to music, with some chorus or refrains). And as a friend summed it up after seeing the play: Sondheim means great first act-terrible 2nd.

Don't get me wrong, the visuals were good, the makeup excellent, Meryl was fantastic, as were a few others as far as the acting and singing. But 2 hours of singing fairy tales made Fantasia seem coherent and face paced.

So there are people that will love it. 70% of reviewers liked it, but they're rating it base on "art" and not entertainment. Only half the viewers liked it. And I was in the other half.

It wasn't horrible, just way too long for about 45 minutes of plot. But if you like pointless musicals about fairy-tales, this will definitely be your thing.

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