Apr 13th  
Cinderella* (U)
Odeon Colchester                          

(US 2015)

Refreshingly traditional re-telling trying to relate the fairy tale from a more human perspective, although some of the elements still cloy in a script that if anything sticks too traditionally to the formula (with story book narration which feels hackneyed), and not quite as effective as entertainment as Branagh's adaptation of Thor, but still with some occasionally very moving moments, and performances as good as to be expected.

Written by: Chris Weitz, "based on Disney's Cinderella and Cendrillon by Charles Perrault".
Producers: Simon Kinberg, David Barron, Allison Shearmur.
Director: Kenneth Branagh.
Starring: Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Stellan Skarsgaard, Ben Chaplin, Hayley Atwell, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Nonso Anozie, Rob Brydon.
Photography: Harris Zamborloukos.
Music: Patrick Doyle.
Production Design: Dante Ferretti.

Preceded by:
Frozen Fever*
(US 2015. Walt Disney. 7m.; d: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee; voices of Kirsten Bell, Idina Menzel; m: Christophe Beck.)