This movie is bad. But it is bad in a way that makes it good to watch.
I watched this not expecting much but was laughing most of the way through, around 50% of that was laughing at actual jokes (a fair few of them aren't bad) but the rest was laughing at how stupid the action is (For example, Reed has his hand conveniently stop covering his mic backstage when he announces he loves Tessa).
Thomas Law does a good job despite everything, and the two girls who play the step sisters are funny to watch consistently. Sofia isn't amazing (she isn't as bad as some think in my opinion though). She certainly holds her own against the other Cinderellas in the series as she is good.
The soundtrack is a generic pop soundtrack, which works with the setting but isn't quite what I like (especially considering the nice acoustic 'Stuck on the Outside' get turned into a poppy mess in the soundtrack). As poppy as it is, it works when watching, but if you listen out of the movie, it sounds like any generic pop song out there.
The plot is predictable (as it is A Cinderella Story) but it has a nice story all the same, with the best thing being that Reed (the pop star) falls in love with the seemingly ordinary Tessa instead of her glamorous (and British) 'Hannah Montana' style disguise Bella.
The choreography in the movie is actually quite impressive at times (Reed and Tessa/Bella dancing during her audition is actually a good scene. Other times it cuts to much to really be able to tell, but not as much as a Marvel fight scene for example.
A good story, but in a bad plot. Quite a shame as with their talent, the Cinderella tale, the general musical-ness, some of the jokes the writers have, the choreography (especially with the director being a choreographer) they could of made a good movie (difficult but a potential 7.5-8)
It is worth watching once, but only if you need a laugh would I recommend watching it again, and you don't have anything else. A 6/10 as it is not quite 'good' standard if you take it seriously, but if you take it lightly then it automatically seems a lot better.
Thomas Law does a good job despite everything, and the two girls who play the step sisters are funny to watch consistently. Sofia isn't amazing (she isn't as bad as some think in my opinion though). She certainly holds her own against the other Cinderellas in the series as she is good.
The soundtrack is a generic pop soundtrack, which works with the setting but isn't quite what I like (especially considering the nice acoustic 'Stuck on the Outside' get turned into a poppy mess in the soundtrack). As poppy as it is, it works when watching, but if you listen out of the movie, it sounds like any generic pop song out there.
The plot is predictable (as it is A Cinderella Story) but it has a nice story all the same, with the best thing being that Reed (the pop star) falls in love with the seemingly ordinary Tessa instead of her glamorous (and British) 'Hannah Montana' style disguise Bella.
The choreography in the movie is actually quite impressive at times (Reed and Tessa/Bella dancing during her audition is actually a good scene. Other times it cuts to much to really be able to tell, but not as much as a Marvel fight scene for example.
A good story, but in a bad plot. Quite a shame as with their talent, the Cinderella tale, the general musical-ness, some of the jokes the writers have, the choreography (especially with the director being a choreographer) they could of made a good movie (difficult but a potential 7.5-8)
It is worth watching once, but only if you need a laugh would I recommend watching it again, and you don't have anything else. A 6/10 as it is not quite 'good' standard if you take it seriously, but if you take it lightly then it automatically seems a lot better.