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Into the Woods
2014 125 min United States of America PG 12+
★6.5
Fantasy, Comedy
Director: Rob Marshall
🎭 Based on
«Into the Woods»
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Description
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Budget:
$50M
US Gross:
$128M
Worldwide:
$212.9M
Starring
Anna Kendrick
Actor
Meryl Streep
Actor
Chris Pine
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Villain
BAFTA 2015
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Villain
BAFTA 2015
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Fantasy Film
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Costume Design
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Key opinion
Into the Woods is a divisive musical that effectively deconstructs classic fairy-tale tropes by layering them with cynical, adult-oriented themes. While the high-profile ensemble cast and production design are generally praised, the film suffers from significant pacing issues, particularly in a second half that many viewers find disjointed and overly somber.
| Acting | Meryl Streep delivers a standout, career-best performance that anchors the ensemble cast. | |
| Production | The production design creates a visually rich, detailed, and atmospheric forest setting that effectively serves as a character in its own right. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative successfully weaves multiple disparate fairy-tale threads into a cohesive, subversive exploration of human greed and moral ambiguity. | |
| Score | The musical score is a polarizing element; while some find the songs dynamic and essential, others criticize them as repetitive and lacking emotional memorability. | |
| Pacing | The film’s two-hour runtime creates a major structural imbalance, as the narrative momentum stalls significantly after the primary fairy-tale conflicts are resolved. | |
| Theme | The tonal shift toward dark, cynical, and violent subject matter leaves audiences divided over whether the film is a clever deconstruction or an unsuitable, joyless subversion of a classic genre. |