As this is Netflix and not Disney this seeming "mean girls set in fairy tale" isn't very clean-cut. A well-done production, it creates a raft of challenging questions and digs deep for answers. Are people truly good or evil? Is good just as bad as evil? What is the difference between those called evil and true evil? Has goodness become superficial? Are we all teetering on an imaginary line, an action away from falling into one side or the other? Are there truly sides? What is true love? Is it always a romantic thing? Some of these questions are answered in the narrative, others are not. And not everyone who watches this will get the many layers. But it is a worthwhile effort, only slightly marred by turning the fight scenes into music videos. There is a surface thing here. The script is light, some of the performances are over-the-top. The film is anchored, however, by the themes and young Miss Sofia Wylie, who has the most subtle yet important duties in her role. It was an engaging two and a half hours and I didn't get ancy, as I sometimes do these days, sitting through it. And yes, there are just creepy-enough moments to satisfy those who want to watch movies appropriate to the season. Not a ten, but certainly worth an afternoon. And some "deep thoughts".
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