boring and too expected

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2019)

I had expected this movie to be good after I heard much praise for it, but after watching it, I find it to be not worthy of its place in the top 250 movies list.
Comparing it to other movies based on fairy tales, such as Big Fish (2003) or Edward Scissorhands (1990), this story is dull and lack of imagination. I can sort of guess what would happen to the characters from the beginning, so there isn't any excitement or surprise as the plot develops. Even as a movie based on a fairy tale, this film feels too farcical in a lot of places to be taken seriously as a film that can establish an emotional connection with its audience. None of the challenges appear to pose a genuine danger. Each obstacle is overcome with great ease in ways that are not convincing.