Release Date: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Victoria Director: Matthew Warchus Producer: Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Luke Kelly, Tim Bevan Studio: Netflix Starring: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee Genre: Musical Running Time: 121 minutes
Saturday, April 6, 2024 12:21:15 AM | (Age Not Specified)
I‘ve seen both the 1996 movie and the stage musical, so had some expectations for this remake. It’s sticking close to the musical, while dropping a few subplots but in turn adding some new twists and a nice epilogue. Casting and acting are great, a bit too much "political correctness" for my taste (Mrs. Phelps a Hippie bus librarian? … give me a break) and an overdose of CGI in the ending scene. Too bad it’s exclusively on Netflix, would be nice to have it on media.