Mackenzie Foy

Jayden Fowora-Knight

Tom Sweet

Keira Knightley

Helen Mirren

Morgan Freeman

Eugenio Derbez

Matthew Macfadyen

Richard E. Grant

Sergei Polunin

Misty Copeland

Anna Madeley

Ellie Bamber

Jack Whitehall

Omid Djalili

Gustavo Dudamel

Nick Mohammed

Charles Streeter

Craig Garner

Meera Syal

Max Westwell

Aaron Smyth

Sophie Apollonia

Zoe Arshamian

Diogo Barbosa

Harris Bell

Julia Conway

James Butcher

Jonathan Caguioa

Lil Buck

Ocean Navarro

Gemma Wilks

Trent Owers

Bethany Harrison

Marius Petipa

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Sara Smith

Oscar Wright

Alexandra Magocsi

Marie-France Henri

Chris Corbould

Liam Scarlett

David Cain

Charlie Reed

Rhys Ifan

Karen Worley

Danny Clark

Chelsea Mather

Laura Grant

Jenny Shircore

Nathan Grant

Charlotte Leatherhead

Jamie Shakespeare

Chelsea Davison

Larry Franco

Dave Judge

Tom Weaving

Chris Kitisakkul

Stuart Levy

Max Wood

Matthew Penry-Davey

Alison Beckett

Chantelle Valentine

Michael Goosen

Claudio Campana

Marc Weigert

Adam Kirley

Elaine Kusmishko

Hazel Keane

Jeremy Johns

Paige Chaytor

Huw Arthur

Agis Pyrlis

Katy Schurr

Rohan Harris

Stephen Forrest-Smith

Georgia Grant

Paul Hirsch

David Massachi

Rebecca Milton

Maudie Andrews

Clare Spragge

Maria Salcher

Lucie Ryan

Jessie Metcalf

Sunita Singh

Giles Asbury

Auguste Rahmberg

Satarupa Bradley

David Otzen

Jessie Gelpke

Maurizio Torti

Tony Chance

Deena Adair

Jason Ewart

Paul Snell

Sarah Kelly

Marc Pilcher

Jason Dully

Michael Hancock

Lucy Allen

Alex Fraser

Hannah Edwards

Anthony Benjamin

Daniel Wannberg

Daniel Lillie

Kevin Fraser

David Rist

James DiMarco

James Farthing

Victoria Bate

Sam Sorbie

Christopher Rand

John Midgley

Rosie McArthur

Thomas Lane

Alex Gladstone

Scott Clements

Mark Joiner

Lawrence Zipf

Wyatt Sprague

George A. Lara

Olivia Grant

James Lesage

Conor Finlay

Rachel Chancey

Angela Organ

Jo Beckett

Ella Daines-Smith

Blake Leyh

Chelsea Body

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Walt Disney Pictures

The Mark Gordon Company

United States of America

English

princess

magic

fairy tale

betrayal

magical object

based on short story

christmas

Okay so this was not my first choice to see this movie but I admit I did it and I wasn't actually too pissed off  I did It made me smile and feel all christmasy like I totally recommend you don't count this out yet it's a great trip
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Not necessarily bad, just pretty lame.

<em>'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'</em> is a harmless and simple film, fine I guess for the festive period. As a whole, though, it isn't good - despite neat effects and a couple of big names.

Keira Knightley (Sugar Plum), Helen Mirren (Mother Ginger) and Morgan Freeman (Drosselmeyer) are familiar faces and are enjoyable on a base level, but their characters are rather forgettable. Mackenzie Foy (Clara) and Jayden Fowora-Knight (Philip) are decent together, while Jack Whitehall (Harlequin) and Omid Djalili (Cavalier) are smart casts - if underused.

It's the plot that lets this down, it just all makes for underwhelming viewing - I, personally, never got into it. The beats of the story are quite predictable, especially the main twist. As noted though, the special effects are pleasant enough - as is the Xmas vibe it sets throughout.

Very meh. You could watch worse, mind.

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When "Clara" (Mackenzie Foy) follows a mysterious golden thread she finds herself in a magical kingdom that it turns out - from her new "Nutcracker" friend "Capt. Philip" (Jayden Fowora-Knight) - is ruled by her mother! This is confirmed by the great and the good at her castle, whereupon she must announce that her mother is no more. Does that make her queen? Well there are certainly a few flies in that particular ointment and it falls to the young girl and her brave military friend to thwart a plan to usurp the kingdom and restore peace and tranquility. This has had the full Disney treatment: it looks stunning, costumes and sets and visual effects all complemented well by a James Newton Howard score that draws occasionally on Tchaikovsky's original themes. Thing is, though, the rest of the narrative is all over the shop. The characterisations are muddled and derivative with Keira Knightley's seriously hammed-up "Sugar Plum" straight of the "Hunger Games" and Dame Helen Mirren's "Mother Ginger" featuring all too sparingly to rescue this rambling and disappointing story. The eagle-eyed amongst us might spot Richard E. Grant and about half way through, there is quite a charming ballet sequence but sadly the gist of this film is really lacking. Unfortunately, lots of style but little of substance here. Looks good, though.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) - Featurette -  Fashion

Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - Final Trailer

Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - Teaser Trailer

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms( 2018)

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Written by bigchrisdye on Fri Nov 09 2018

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