The Ugly Stepsister (4 Stars)

This is the sixth film in the Stuttgart Nights Festival.

It tells the story of Cinderella from the point of view of her step-sister Elvira. There's a second step-sister, but she's a young teenager who hasn't reached marrying age. Elvira is 18, and she's fascinated by Prince Julian. She'll do anything to become his bride. But she's too ugly to attract his attention. Supposedly.

My biggest problem with the film is that I don't find Elvira ugly. They say her nose is too big, but I see nothing at all wrong with her. They say she's too fat, but I find her just right for a romantic cuddle. If I were the prince I would have picked Elvira. But he prefers the girl with small feet. Silly man. And Elvira is stupid enough to cut off her toes so that the slipper will fit. No woman should ever go that far to please a man. If he doesn't like her big feet, she can tell him to get lost.

Disney is incapable of making like action remakes of fairy tales. In Norway they still know how. It's just a shame that the cinema ticket will cost double the price because of Donald Trump's 100% tariff on foreign films.