What I thought about the new Cinderella moive

• I heavily agree these reviewers for the most part. 
• Ella is a lot like Bella from “Twilight” and Pollyanna. Couldn't connect with her and felt that she really didn't do anything to deserve her happy ending. (The script writer was also behind “Eclipse” so not really surprised there.) 
• I still am totally crushing on Lily James though. <3
• Cate Blanchett is really the best performer here as her body language does a lot of speaking for the character.
• The script is horrible. The dialogue could be muted and you would have gorgeous silent film.
• There were a lot of moments where the movie was trying to be “Ever After”.
• Not a whole lot of character development, save for Kit and his father.
• Not enough risks were taken in the story as a whole.
• I really love Helena Bonham Carter's Fairy Godmother and she’s tied with Leonardo Da Vinci for Favorite Fairy Godmother on my list; I wish she was in the movie more.
• There’s also seems to be a habit of introducing random characters then dismissing them.
• And people say Belle had Stokholm Syndrome.
• Aside from the scenes where Ella is with her parents and Kit is with his father, the ball scene was one of my favorites.
• The blue gown’s skirt is to die for by the way it moves, still don’t like it as a whole but that’s a rant for another blogpost.
•  Ella’s lack wardrobe also bugged me. Danelle has six to eight costume changes while the animated Cinderella has five. Ella only has four.
• Her main dress never got dirty or show signs of wear.
• The message of the story seems to be “Have courage, be kind, and you shall rewarded in the end with PTSD.” Why not "Home isn’t always a place, but in fact person” so when Ella’s father tells her to take care of their home, he’s saying take care of yourself.

Overall, I’d give it a 2.5/5. It’s okay but very much your average Disney movie and will always go for “EverAfter”
Save your money and wait for it to come out to the cheaper/smaller theaters -preferably one that has a pub- or on DVD. Has the makings for a fun drinking game.