Storyline
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. In Disney’s magical take on the classic The Nutcracker, Clara wants a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box holding a priceless gift. A golden thread presented at her godfather’s holiday party leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. There Clara encounters a soldier, a gang of mice and the regents of three magical Realms. But she must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger, to retrieve her key and return harmony to the unstable world.
Directors
Cast
Mackenzie Foy, Richard E. Grant, Eugenio Derbez, Omid Djalili, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Macfadyen, Helen Mirren, Meera Syal, Keira Knightley, Anna Madeley, Jack Whitehall, Lil Buck, Ellie Bamber, Nick Mohammed, Charles Streeter, Sergei Polunin, Misty Copeland, Jessie Vinning, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Tom Sweet, Gustavo Dudamel, Ocean Navarro, Trent Owers, Gemma Wilks, Andrei Cotofan
Trailer
Reviews
65
IGN
An uneven and festive offering brimming with glitter and gaudiness that excels when it embraces its strangeness and the brilliance of the production design.
60
I have to admit to being helplessly enchanted – or suckered – for the most part. There’s wit here and The Nutcracker will take you from zero to Christmas jumper in the opening sequence. What’s missing is the melancholy darkness of ETA Hoffmann’s story. Instead, schmaltz-merchant director Lasse Hallström tugs at the heartstrings and ladles on the syrup.
58
Every aspect of of the movie feels as if it’s been determined by algorithm, workshopped and test-marketed into a state of pleasant, fleeting dullness.
50
What starts as a modest, agreeable riff on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original tale — and, more relevantly, Tchaikovsky’s ballet — eventually veers into stultifying action, rote twists, and other badly forced contemporary tweaks.
50
The rare quiet moments in Nutcracker suggest Foy might be a real movie star. Let’s give her a real movie and find out.
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