And Kat has to take the abuse for her “steps” because Deidre keeps threatening her inheritance until she turns 18. Johnston avoids some cliches like Dominic’s father (Barclay Hope) not being invested in his son’s interests or a token gay best friend. There’s some clever modern touches like the evil stepsisters posting an embarrassing video of Kat that goes viral. Titans: Jericho review S2 E8 – all the cards on the table.Super7 reveals New Japan Pro Wrestling figure line.The Walking Dead: Silence the Whisperers review S10 E4.Dolemite Is My Name movie review – one of 2019’s best.Instead of a fairy godmother, Isla handles all the magic with some Disney-esque assists from her dog, Bruno. Marano and Sulkin have easy chemistry and are well matched while Gomez is a charming BFF.ĭirector/Writer Michelle Johnston wisely doesn’t try to retell the Cinderella fairy tale note by note. Newmarch, Douche-Roche and Peloso do a tremendous job being catty and cruel characters that are easy to root against. Kat is keenly aware that her home life is terrible as she’s constantly harassed, belittled and demeaned by her stepmother Deidre (Johannah Newmarch) and her stepsisters, the ironically named Joy ( Lillian Doucet-Roche) and Grace ( Chanelle Peloso). Yeah, it’s a movie clause designed to maintain a level of secrecy that likely wouldn’t be followed in the real world, but it works in this case. Mujiza (Garfield Wilson) insisting that his cast stay in character and in costume at all times. His identity is a secret thanks to their manager Mr. She doesn’t realize he’s the school dreamboat Dominic (Gregg Sulkin) that is the envy of every would-be high school influencer. There’s something about the new Santa that’s piqued Kat’s interests. Her reality is far removed from those dreams as she works at a Christmas village and singing carols as an elf with her best friend Isla (Isabella Gomez). Laura Marano ( The Perfect Date) stars as Kat Decker, who dreams of being a hit singer/songwriter. Netflix has basically cornered the market on Christmas and teen romance films so it’s a nice surprise to find a film like A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, which manages to find some fun wrinkles on an all too familiar story. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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