He’ll save it right?”Īnd a third just said ominously: “I can already see the Rotten Tomatoes score. “Have you forgotten the ‘ Cats’ movie?” one asked. Meanwhile others were reminded of another catastrophic Corden project. It’s for theatre kids and people who aren’t turned off in the first place just by virtue of it being a sing-along cringe fest.” So they are actually just playing very heavily towards their intended demographic. While another, addressing their fellow Redditors suggested: “It’s a musical. Cinderella is a 2021 romantic musical film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault.Written and directed by Kay Cannon, it stars singer Camila Cabello as the title character in her acting debut, alongside Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, and Pierce Brosnan.It is a jukebox musical, featuring pop and rock hits, in addition to several original songs. Some users were slightly more forgiving, with one conceding: “The comment on women’s shoes being so uncomfortable that even magic can’t help was a pretty decent joke but that was it.” Viewers weren’t impressed by the godmother’s ‘yasss queen’ exclamation Amazon Studios
"’Yass future queen’ made me want to shrink into my skin and implode like a dying star,” said a third.Ī fourth remarked: “This comes off as an SNL (Saturday Night Live) skit.”Īnd a fifth agreed, writing: “Wait this is real? I thought this was some sort of joke/parody.” “Man this film is great but it just doesn’t have enough Twitter slang and painfully exaggerated stereotypes of gay people,” added another sarcastically.
Although Porter only shows up for approximately 4 out of the teaser trailer’s 25 seconds, he inarguably makes the strongest impression with his time. Watching the trailer, it’s plain to see that Cannon’s instincts for the character were spot-on.
“Everything about this screams, ‘are we appealing to the youths yet?’” Porter looks stunning in the groundbreaking, gender-swapped Cinderella role. “The screenwriters were trying way too f***ing hard to be ‘current’,” one commentator wrote. The video racked up more than 45,500 upvotes and 4,400 comments, with Redditors voting overwhelmingly that it had earned the title of “cringe”. “No,” Porter replies, adding: “Women’s shoes are as they are. Next up, Cinderella is rustled up a pair of glass slippers but, not totally sold, she asks her benefactor: “Any way you can make them more comfortable?” “Eeeeeek, this is gorgeous!” Cabello shrieks, prompting Porter to respond: “Yasss, future queen. The preview also offers glimpses of Tony. In this case, the godmother – or rather “fabulous godmuva” – played by Tony Award-winner Billy Porter decks out our protagonist in a glittering strapless gown.Ĭabello’s Cinderella responds to her outfit with a piercing shriek of excitement Amazon Studios Check out the teaser trailer for the new Cinderella movie, featuring Camila Cabello as the title character, above. The clip begins amidst the iconic fairy godmother scene, when Cinders meets her magical guardian who transforms her into the belle of the ball.
The fact that it was shared on the Subreddit “Cringetopia” gives you some idea of what’s in store… Yet, an excerpt from the movie, which was leaked on Reddit, has left people grimacing with discomfort. Spider-Man: No Way Home has inspired a very NSFW hashtag