Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

In 1950, Walt Disney adapted “Cinderella” earning critical acclaim. I wrote a review on it and I hate to break it to ya. It didn’t age well. I consider Cinderella as one of the worst Disney animated movies. I’m tired of pretending it’s a masterpiece. Fifty-Two Years Later, a direct-to-DVD movie came out. “Cinderella II: Dreams Come True” was released in 2002. (same year Kingdom Hearts came out) It was critically panned by critics.

When I was a kid, I never watched a lot of Disney classics and direct-to-DVD sequels. I grew up on Marvel, DC Comics, Toonami, Harry Potter & The Lord of the Rings. One of my followers and fellow movie critics Eric, recommended several direct-to-DVD Disney sequels to celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary. I also found out a third movie titled, “Cinderella III: A Twist in Time” came out in 2007. I’ve yet to see it. By the way, Disney’s upcoming “Wish” will be released on November 22, 2023.

Don’t forget to check out Eric’s website bloggedbyeric.com he’s a Disney aficionado.

I don’t care if SPOILERS are listed. It’s a really bad sequel.

Shiny & Rusty Elements

Shiny: Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen & Christopher Daniels Barnes replace voice actors from the original and they did a fair job for their respective voiceover performances. That’s the only good thing. The rest of the sequel sucks monkey balls.

Rusty: Animation looks horrendous. You can tell the animators didn’t have time to polish.

Tress MacNeille voicing Anastasia Tremaine felt like a miscast. I have nothing against Ms. MacNeille, (Dot from Animaniacs) but every time I hear her voice, I picture Mom from “Futurama” bossing her sons around.

I didn’t laugh at every single joke. Not one little bit.

For an an hour-and-a-half movie, I was miserably bored. I didn’t feel emotionally invested with every single character.

Another thing wrong. Cinderella’s chemistry with The Prince isn’t fleshed out. Although married, I didn’t feel a connection them as a three-dimension couple.

All three stories told by the mice aren’t connected to each other. A poor excuse to cash-in on a TV show. If you’re gonna make three storylines set in a single movie, they have to be linked as in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.”

I’m so appalled Lady Tremaine and the evil stepsisters didn’t get arrested after first movie. They’re included in the last story. Cinderella’s a stupid ass for not placing them under arrest. I have to Triple Down Points for making me feel very angry. Can you imagine if Commodus from “Gladiator” never met his end for murdering Maximus’ wife and kid?

Like the original, The Prince is completely forgettable. Dakota Fanning in “Trapped” had more characterization than this bozo. Christopher Daniels Barnes was done dirty.

The three stories repeat the same moral, be yourself. They lack variation. Tedious, mind numbingly repetitive. As if Jaq and his fellow mice can’t come up with pitching a story to Hollywood executives.

Jaq’s human form looks friggin’ ugly.

The Final Verdict: F, FOR FAKER!

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True is an example of poorly written fan fiction. It’s on the same grade as the first movie. Again, the original did not age well. Do not waste your spare time. If I were you watch a legit sequel like The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers or “The Expendables II.”