Cinderella(2015) | 99% ESSENTIAL |

Provides an "uplifting" and slightly eccentric performance that anchors the film’s magical transformation sequence.

Delivers a nuanced performance as the stepmother, showing flashes of a "secretly tragic" past that fuels her malicious envy. Cinderella(2015)

The movie portrays Ella’s kindness not as weakness, but as an active choice and a "superpower" that allows her to endure abuse without losing her spirit. Cinderella(2015)

Praised for bringing a dignified and "strong spirit" to a role that could easily feel passive. Cinderella(2015)